The hope for retribution and a return to a humane social order is pinned to the survival of one orphaned baby boy adopted by Cheng Ying ... resounds in this stirring and resonant Chinese classic. “The ...

with some parents waiting to conceive in the hope of giving birth to a “dragon baby”. The increase in births was greeted with celebrations in Chinese media and speculation that the government ...

China's introduction of a one-child policy in 1979 led to some families abandoning babies. Orphanages had an influx of girls, in particular, given up by families who wanted a boy. Ann, a school ...