Liu Dawan: From Chengdu to the Netherlands, Searching for Where Her Story Began | 刘大湾：从四川成都到荷兰，她想知道自己从哪里来

Some people's names reflect the hopes their families had for them.

Others carry a memory of the place where they were found, and a story that has yet to be fully uncovered.

For Liu Dawan, who grew up in the Netherlands, her name holds a connection to a place in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and to a part of her life she is still trying to understand.

A Name That Holds the First Clue

According to the information currently available, Liu Dawan was found in 1997 near Dajian Road, Mimu Town, Qingbaijiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

She was discovered by residents of Dawan Town and was later given the name “Liu Dawan” by the children's welfare institution.

Her name not only reflects the place where she was found, but also preserves one of the few clues to the earliest days of her life.

In 1998, Liu Dawan was adopted to the Netherlands, where she has lived ever since.

From Chengdu to a country thousands of miles away, she grew up and built her life in the Netherlands.

Yet there is still much she does not know about the family she was born into.

Nearly Thirty Years Later, Searching for the Beginning of Her Story

Almost thirty years have passed since 1997.

The roads, streets and neighbourhoods of that time may have changed. People who once lived there may have moved away.

But perhaps some memories remain.

Does anyone remember a baby girl being found near Dajian Road in Mimu Town, Qingbaijiang District, in 1997?

Does anyone know what happened at the time, or remember how residents of Dawan Town came across the child?

For Liu Dawan, even the smallest piece of information could become an important clue in her search for her birth family.

Searching for one's origins does not mean rejecting the life that came afterwards.

Someone can grow up in the Netherlands, consider it home, and still wish to know more about their birth family in China and the earliest chapter of their life.

These feelings are not contradictory.

Perhaps the Answer Lies in Someone's Memory

At The Mothers' Bridge of Love, we have shared many stories of international adoptees searching for their birth families.

Some have a date of birth. Others have a note left with them. And some have little more than the name of a place where they were found and the name they were given.

For Liu Dawan, Dajian Road in Mimu Town, Qingbaijiang District, Chengdu, and the year 1997 remain important clues in her search.

If you are from Chengdu, particularly Mimu Town in Qingbaijiang District or the surrounding areas, remember the area around 1997, or have any information that might be connected to Liu Dawan's origins, please help by sharing her story.

Perhaps a former neighbour, someone who witnessed what happened, or a memory that has never been spoken of could offer a new direction in her search.

Nearly thirty years ago, a little girl travelled from Sichuan to the Netherlands. Almost three decades later, she is still hoping to discover where her story began.

May Liu Dawan's story find its way back to the place where she was once found. And may the scattered clues of the past one day come together, helping her find the birth family she has been searching for.

Click here to watch Dawan’s story.

有些人的名字，记录着家人对他们的期望。

而有些人的名字，记录的却是他们被发现的地方，以及一段尚未找到答案的往事。

对于在荷兰长大的刘大湾来说，她的名字便与四川成都的一段记忆有关。

一个名字，留下了最初的线索

根据现有寻亲资料，1997年，刘大湾在四川省成都市青白江区弥牟镇大件路一带被发现。

当时，她由大湾镇的居民发现，后来由福利院取名为“刘大湾”。

这个名字，既与发现她的地点有关，也保留着一段关于她生命最初经历的线索。

1998年，刘大湾被领养到荷兰，此后一直在那里生活。

从四川成都到遥远的荷兰，她在那里长大，度过了人生中的许多年。

但关于自己出生时的家庭，她仍然有许多不知道的事情。

近三十年后，寻找生命最初的故事

1997年至今，已经过去了近三十年。

当年的道路、街道和村镇或许发生了变化，曾经生活在那里的人也可能搬去了别处。

但有些记忆，也许仍然留在某个人心里。

是否有人记得，1997年在青白江区弥牟镇大件路附近，曾经有一名女婴被发现？

是否有人了解当时的情况，或者记得大湾镇居民发现这个孩子的经过？

对于今天的刘大湾来说，这些看似不起眼的信息，都可能成为寻找亲生家人的重要线索。

寻找生命的来处，并不意味着否定后来的人生。

一个人可以在荷兰生活、成长，把那里当作自己的家，同时也希望了解自己在中国的亲生家庭，知道生命最初的故事。

这两份情感，并不矛盾。

也许，答案就在某个人的记忆里

在母爱桥，我们分享过许多海外被领养者的寻亲故事。

有些人拥有出生日期，有些人留有一张字条，还有一些人，只有被发现的地点和一个名字。

对于刘大湾来说，四川省成都市青白江区弥牟镇大件路，以及1997年这个时间，是目前值得关注的重要线索。

如果您来自四川成都，特别是青白江区弥牟镇及周边地区，了解1997年前后当地的情况，或知道任何可能与刘大湾身世有关的信息，请帮助转发她的故事。

也许一位老邻居、一位当年的知情者，或者一段尚未被提起的记忆，就能为这场寻找带来新的方向。

近三十年前，一个孩子从四川来到荷兰；近三十年后，她仍然希望知道，自己最初从哪里来。

愿刘大湾的故事能够传回她曾经被发现的地方，也愿那些散落在岁月里的线索，有一天能够重新连接起来，让她找到一直寻找的亲生家人。

点击这里，观看大湾的故事。