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Chinese Family Bridge Connects Elderly with Overseas Children

The Bridge Between Generations: A New Era of Family Ties in Rural China In rural China's vast expanse, where winding roads disappear into misty mountains, a quiet revolution is underway.

Millions of young Chinese have left their ancestral villages for cities or abroad, leaving elderly parents to struggle with the physical and emotional strain of isolation.

Tian Rui's convenience store cum middleman service exemplifies this trend. His remarkable story involves making 200 trips per year to connect families separated by distance and circumstance.

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