American granny finds paradise in Chengdu
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Updated: 2004-02-09 10:08

Mary Fudy, dressed in traditional Chinese costumes, takes a new hairdo with the help from other elders in the old folks home in Chengdu. [newsphoto]

Mary plays Mah-Jong with her Chinese friends. [newsphoto]

Using chopsticks is among the new skills that Mary is eager to learn. "She is doing just fine," said a worker in the old folks home. [newsphoto]

American granny finds paradise in Chengdu: Mary Fudy from Virginia, U.S., learns to knot a red lantern together with Chinese elders in an old folks home in Chengdu, western China's Sichuan Province, on February 5, the traditional Lantern Festival in Chinese Lunar calendar. Mary, 75, decided to spend the rest of her life in China. [newsphoto]