As an architect, Findley also consults with the county government, submitting valuable suggestions on renovating and refurbishing projects in the county and the construction of a new museum about the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
Zhang Zijun, a local female farmer in her 70s, says: "We see Lisa as our family member. The feeling is strange. I was at the rice paddy when the villagers saved her father 68 years ago. I clearly remember every detail of that rescue."
William Findley had given the young Zhang a piece of chocolate, something she had never seen or tasted before.
"It was the best sweet I ever had," Zhang recalls with a smile. "His daughter Lisa gave me a bar of chocolate again when she heard my story, and tasting it again brought tears to my eyes."
Contact the writers through liyang@chinadaily.com.cn.
Li Yingqin and Gong Zujin contributed to the story.
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