After nearly two months of anxiety, Liang Hua finally relaxed when he reunited with his daughter, now an American scholar, after 13 years. / VCG Photo

The girl, Zhong Fengmin, was lost in May 2005, and then sent to Zhongshan Welfare Institution in south China’s Guangdong Province. Later, she was adopted by a couple from the US. / VCG Photo

Because of the long distance, the father and daughter could only contact each other over the Internet at first. The father apologized to his daughter and told her that her primary Chinese name is Liang Jinglang. / VCG Photo

The girl has excelled academically – she is especially good at math and painting. She has also been accepted to the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. / VCG Photo