Members of "Kuliang Friends" visit former residences in China's Fuzhou
Descendants of Americans who once lived in Guling, in China's Fuzhou, returned to their families' former residences on the occasion of the "Bond with Kuliang (Guling): China-U.S. Youth Week."
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00:00Descendants of Americans who once lived in Guling, in China's Fuzhou, return to their
00:07families' former residences on the occasion of the Bond with Kuliang China-U.S. Youth
00:13Week.
00:14Wow!
00:15I need a picture.
00:19McInnes is a member of the Kuliang Friends, which was formed by descendants of U.S. families
00:24who once lived in Guling.
00:27The group's members carry forward and revitalize the friendship between their American predecessors
00:32and their Chinese peers.
00:34McInnes is attached to Fuzhou.
00:37Her husband was born there, and her father-in-law lived there for many years after coming to
00:42the city in the 1940s.
00:57The couple had spent years searching for the family's former summer villa, and finally
01:02located it last year.
01:04Now a guide board marks the spot.
01:17Gail Harris is another member of Kuliang Friends.
01:20Her grandfather, H.R. Caldwell, once lived in the castle villa.
01:25Everything here remains well-preserved.
01:28Harris and her parents were all born in China.
01:31She enjoyed summertime in Guling every year before she was seven years old.
01:37At the site of the former tennis court, Harris shared a photo of her family playing the game.
01:42Him winning the tennis match and congratulating his opponent.
01:48So my mother was very proud of him.
01:52The Kuliang Friends were drawn back to China once and again by their deep affection for
01:57this land.
01:59McInnes told us that her grandson has been born, and in the future she wants to tell
02:04him her stories from China's Guling.