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China woman uses an old photo to find brother who was lured away with bread 33 years ago

Using only a childhood photograph, a woman in central China found her younger brother who had been lured away with a piece of bread more…

By Samantha Johnson / March 29, 2026

Using only a childhood photograph, a woman in central China found her younger brother who had been lured away with a piece of bread more than three decades ago.

Li Lin, 44, from Xiantao in Hubei province, was separated from her brother, Li Xin, in childhood after tragedy tore their family apart, Daxiang News reported.

Their mother died of cancer, while their father reportedly suffered a mental collapse, left home and never returned.

Li Lin offers her brother Li Xin some bread at their emotional reunion. Photo: mp.weixin.qq.com
Li Lin offers her brother Li Xin some bread at their emotional reunion. Photo: mp.weixin.qq.com

Orphaned at the ages of 11 and seven, the siblings survived by scavenging for scraps.

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One day, while sheltering from the rain in the back of a truck, they fell asleep and were unwittingly carried to another city.

Lost and hungry, they wandered the streets until an elderly woman approached and offered to buy Xin some bread.

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Believing she had found help, Lin let her brother go with the woman. But he never returned.

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