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Tianjin

When she was a child, Adeline and her family lived in a large house in this port city off the northeast coast of China.

The Opium War

Many years before Adeline was born, China lost this conflict against England and France, which resulted in many foreign soldiers occupying Chinese coastal cities like Tianjin, where the Yen family lived.

St. Joseph's French Convent School

This was the institution where Adeline attended kindergarten.

Best Student Medals

Adeline received many of these awards over the years, much to the chagrin of her jealous siblings.

PLT

This was a duckling and the only pet Adeline had as a child.

Sacred Heart Academy

When her family lived in Shanghai, Adeline was sent to boarding school at this institution.

Shanghai

After the Japanese occupied Tianjin, Adeline's family fled to live in this city.

Hong Kong

Aunt Reine rescued Adeline from her school in...

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