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Shanghai - An old woman remembers purchasing an unusual "swan" in a Shanghai market; the swan had originally been a duck, but it stretched its neck so long trying to become a goose that it eventually looked exactly like a swan.

Kweilin (Guilin)- Jing Mei Woos mom was informed by an army officer arrived at their house in Kweilin and urged Suyuan to escape to Chungking as quickly as possible

Chungking (Chongqing) The trip was so sudden and was so tiring that, along the way she was forced to abandon all her possessions, one by one. Finally, she had to abandon her most precious possessions of all: her two baby daughters.

Ningpo (Ningbo) An-mei, and the little girl had to be raised by her grandmother, Popo, her younger brother, and her uncle and aunt in their large, cold house in Ningpo