China Porsche owner covers car with 90 missing-child flyers, successfully reuniting a family

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Lu, F. (2026, September 13). China Porsche owner covers car with 90 missing-child flyers, successfully reuniting a family. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3367348/china-porsche-owner-covers-car-90-missing-child-flyers-successfully-reuniting-family?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-13 · by Fran Lu

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A Chinese Porsche owner in Kunming covered his car with 90 missing-child flyers obtained from the charity website Baby Come Home, making it a focal point on social media. The initiative raised awareness and led to the successful reunion of one family among the numerous cases documented by the site since its founding in 2007. Baby Come Home, run by volunteers Zhang Baoyan and Qin Yanyou, has helped over 15,000 families reunite with missing children through the efforts of more than 400,000 volunteers.
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A Chinese Porsche owner in Kunming, southwestern China’s Yunnan province, covered his Porsche 718 with 90 flyers of missing children from the charity website Baby Come Home, making it go viral on Chinese social media. The initiative gained significant attention online and helped reunite a family. Flyers are sold for about 3 yuan (45 US cents) each by some vendors on e-commerce platforms to raise awareness about missing children. The website, founded in 2007 by volunteers Zhang Baoyan and her husband Qin Yanyou, has over the past two decades connected more than 400,000 volunteers who have successfully helped locate 15 missing children.

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Baby Come Home ORG · 3× Chinese NORP · 3× Porsche ORG · 3× China GPE · 2× Du Lin PERSON · 1× Kunming GPE · 1× Qin Yanyou PERSON · 1× Yunnan province GPE · 1× Zhang Baoyan PERSON · 1×

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China Porsche owner covers car with 90 missing-child flyers, successfully reuniting a family On Chinese e-commerce platforms, some vendors sell missing-child flyers for about 3 yuan (45 US cents) each to help buyers raise awareness A Chinese Porsche owner covered his luxury sports car with 90 flyers of missing children, garnering significant attention online. Recently, a Porsche 718 from Kunming, in southwestern China’s Yunnan province, went viral on Chinese social media, with many residents posting about their encounters with the eye-catching vehicle.
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China Porsche owner covers car with 90 missing-child flyers, successfully reuniting a family On Chinese e-commerce platforms, some vendors sell missing-child flyers for about 3 yuan (45 US cents) each to help buyers raise awareness A Chinese Porsche owner covered his luxury sports car with 90 flyers of missing children, garnering significant attention online. Recently, a Porsche 718 from Kunming, in southwestern China’s Yunnan province, went viral on Chinese social media, with many residents posting about their encounters with the eye-catching vehicle. asserted
residents → cover → vehicle
They filmed the car not for its luxury appeal, but for the striking sight of the flyers featuring missing children that adorned it from bumper to bumper. asserted
that → film → bumper
The owner, Du Lin, explained that his car displays information about 90 missing children, which he obtained from the charity website Baby Come Home. asserted
he → explain → website
He personally designed the car wrap using the flyers. asserted
He → design → flyers
The Baby Come Home website, founded in 2007 by volunteers Zhang Baoyan and her husband Qin Yanyou, aims to assist parents in searching for their missing children at no cost. asserted
website → found → cost
Over the past two decades, more than 400,000 volunteers connected through the site have successfully helped 15,000 families reunite. asserted
families → connect → site
Families seeking help from Baby Come Home include those who had to abandon their children due to financial hardships, as well as those whose children were abducted. asserted
children → seek → hardships
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