Dutch Adoptee Searches for Chinese Biological Parents

“A 15-year-old Chinese-born girl, adopted by Dutch parents more than a decade ago, will soon be traveling to China to search for her biological parents in Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province.

“I have been living in Holland for 13 years and have a lot of good friends, but I want to find my biological parents to see whether I look like them,” said Huang Luli.

On June 2, 1999, a newborn baby girl was lying beside the Xining Railway Station when she was discovered by a police officer, who later sent her to the Xining Municipal Child Welfare Center while he searched, unsuccessfully, for her parents. “The young girl was estimated to be born in late May 1999 according to her physical-development indicators,” said Yan Xintao, a worker for the Xining Municipal Child Welfare Center.

As Yan pointed out, the center — after receiving confirmation that the infant’s parents could not be located — gave the baby girl her name: Huang Luli. In 2001, a Dutch couple applied to adopt the young girl; and after the legal adoption procedures were carried out, 2-year-old Huang followed the Dutch couple back to what would become her new home, in the Netherlands.

“When she arrived at the center, the baby, who had a black mole on the right side of her forehead, was quite healthy but cried frequently,” said another worker, Wang Jing, who looked after Huang during her time at the children’s center.

Upon viewing the news video released by the Xining Television about Huang’s search for her biological parents, Wang said, “Now she’s 15 years old and has grown into a beautiful young woman. I’m looking forward to meeting her again.”

He Ping, a Dutch-born woman who now resides in Xining, said she was a volunteer at the children’s center back in 2001 and was asked to teach Huang some Dutch after the Dutch couple submitted their adoption application. “At the time, Huang was only 2 years old. I just taught her some simple Dutch sentences. Shortly afterwards, she was taken away.”

In early 2014, Huang’s adopted parents contacted He via e-mail. “Huang’s adopted parents said that their daughter, who is now studying in high school in Holland, has grown into a smart, positive and creative girl. She can speak Dutch and English, but little Chinese,” said He.

“At the age of 14, Huang came up with the idea of searching for her biological parents and would often be found sifting through information about Xining on the Internet,” continued He. “Her adoptive parents agreed that it would be a great thing for Huang to find her birth parents.”

“Because she was abandoned beside the railway by her biological parents, who might have left Xining by train [that very day], it’s not for certain that they now even live in Xining,” said He.

“In July 2015, Huang will travel with her adoptive parents to Xining. Hopefully, she will be able to locate her biological parents,” said He.”

Adopted Dutch Girl to Look for Biological Parents in China[Women of China 1/7/15 by Amanda Wu]

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