Online map helps abducted woman find home after 24 yrs  

被拐女看地图激活儿时记忆 母女失散24年终于相见

The photo shows Liu finds her home in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, more than 1,000 kilometers away from where she lives in Jiangsu province.

(ECNS)— A Chinese woman was able to identify her hometown 24 years after being abducted, thanks to an online map that evoked childhood memories for her, a news website in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reported.

The woman surnamed Liu said she was abducted when she was seven and has longed to find her parents. She saw a place named "Wantian" on an online map by chance which stirred memories for her.

Wantian is a town in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, more than 1,000 kilometers away from where she lives in Jiangsu province.

On March 3 this year, Liu went to a police station in the Wantian Yao Ethnic Township and asked for help, but she had scant information.

Luckily, with the help of a villager, Liu at last found her mother and sister.

Liu said she hoped her younger sister, who was abducted at the same time, would also find her way home.