The Children of Huang Shi

The Children of Huang Shi is a touching tale set against a backdrop of war, depression, and chaos in China during the years leading up to the Second World War. Based on true events, it centers on an English journalist’s struggle to help an orphanage grow and persevere. While dealing with a civil war, famine, and an occupying army, the youthful free-lancer defies all odds and succeeds in this improbable task. This daring Englishman is not without help though; an American nurse and a Chinese military leader who is in collaboration with the Communists aid him during this period of his life. The Children of Huang Shi tells an engrossing story of a remarkable man, but nevertheless it is not entirely overwhelming.