The man with hundreds of children
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E-mail Xinhua, December 29, 2012
Wang lives in an old apartment in Hangzhou. With two rooms and a parlor, the most decent furniture he owns are two big beds, and he has offered them to three young people currently staying with him.
Wang says when he was young, his own family couldn't surmount difficulties without the help of some kind people, as his family was very poor and hard to support, and that's why he helps others.
"He (Wang Wanlin) taught us how to live, how to be a good man, to honor our parents, to love our family and jobs," said Zhou Guoqing, another person Wang has helped.
Zhou says he sometimes volunteers to join Wang on visits to elderly communities, where he cuts hair and offers massages to people living there.
"An envoy of God"
Though hundreds call him "Papa Wang," he has no children of his own.
"When kids aren't at home, the cat keeps me company. I never feel lonely, because I have children and grandchildren all around the country," Wang says as he eyes some shoes scattered on the floor of his apartment.
Wang reads letters and looks at photos his "children" send him or tells others his stories when he misses the young people he's helped over the years.
"I don't need anything in return, just a phone call from them to know that they are safe and sound," he added.
"He is not a common person, but an envoy of God. Most of us cannot be as selfless as him, and may the old man enjoy the rest of his life and may those children treat him well," netizen "xiangtudouyiyangshenghuo" commented on Sina Weibo, China's Twitter.
"Pingguoming," another Weibo user, noted that after media reported on Wang, most people in Hangzhou were moved by his actions.
"He must be the most beautiful father in the world," "pingguoming" suggested.
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