Trip Summary - Changsha No. 1 Orphanage

Our group was very fortunate in that we were allowed to visit the orphanage from where our daughters came (although Sammie is one of the lucky few who ended up being raised in a foster home from the age of two months until the morning she came to join our family at the age of 10 months).

The orphanage tour was quite heart wrenching to say the least but it was a new facility (less than a year old), and the children appeared cared for much better at her orphanage than at many other orphanages we've read about and seen pictures of. All the children from this orphanage appeared to have enough to eat and some stimulation so that they do not appear to be developmentally challenged.

We were not allowed to take photos inside the orphanage (other than the odd door or hallway) so there are not many interesting photos to share.