{
  "id": 4328368,
  "title": "‘Green miracle’: US teacher returns to China after 26 years to find donation grew into forest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/green-miracle-us-teacher-returns-to-china-after-26-years-to-find",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T02:01:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3365725/green-miracle-us-teacher-returns-china-after-26-years-find-donation-grew-forest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A retired American teacher has reunited with a Chinese farmer 26 years after their initial encounter, returning to the once-barren sandy landscape transformed by his generous donation into a lush green environment. In 1999, Ronald Sakolsky, now 67, was teaching English in Luoyang, Henan province, central-eastern China, when he discovered Inner Mongolian farmer Yin Yuzhen’s efforts to combat…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}