Parents reunite with missing daughter after 24 year search

A couple have reunited with their missing daughter on Tuesday following a 24-year long search.

Wang Mingqing reunites with his missing daughter (central) on April 3, 2018, following a 24-year long search. [Photo: VCG]

Xinhua News Agency reports that Wang Mingqing's 3-year-old daughter disappeared near the family's fruit stand in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on January 8, 1994, while Wang and his wife were busy at dealing with customers.

Wang Mingqing, a driver of a ride-sharing company in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, who had been looking for his missing daughter for 24 years. [File Photo: Xinhua]

To aid in their continuing search, in 2015, Wang became a driver for a ride-sharing company in Chengdu, with the hope of branching out his search.

Wang Mingqing(Right), a driver of a ride-sharing company in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, who had been looking for his missing daughter for 24 years. [File Photo: Xinhua]

Wang would tell his story to his passengers, handing out cards with his daughter's information, hoping to get the message out.

Lin Yuhui, a police officer and forensic artist in Shandong province. [File Photo: Xinhua]

The story eventually went national in 2017. Lin Yuhui, a forensic artist in Shandong Province, created two sketches of Wang Mingqing's missing daughter in 2017 after he heard of Wang's story.

A sketch of Wang Mingqing's missing daughter drawn by Lin Yuhui. [File Photo: Xinhua]

A girl living in the northeastern province of Jilin eventually made contact with Wang Mingqing, after noting the sketches "surprisingly" resembled her.

Wang Mingqing and his wife react as DNA test confirm that their missing daughter has been found. [File Photo: Xinhua]

A DNA test on April 1, 2018, confirmed that she is Wang's daughter.