Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, northwest China - May 18, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of couple hugging their son, Mao Yin abducted 32 years ago, breaking down in tears
2. Mao looking at his toddler pictures
3. Various of Mao's parents talking with their son, holding his hands

FILE: Shaanxi Province, northwest China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of Mao's toddler pictures with his mother, other relatives
5. Flyer for missing Mao
6. Various of toddler pictures of Mao
7. Picture of Li Jingzhi, Mao's mother crying while holding Mao's toddler clothes
8. Picture of Mao's tricycle for kid

Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, southwest China - April (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Sign reading "Chengdu"
10. Entrance to police station
11. Police boarding police car
12. Police station

A Chinese man reunited with his family Monday after being abducted as a toddler in northwest China's Shaanxi Province 32 years ago, police said.

At 15:30, Mao Yin and his parents embraced at the Xi'an municipal public security bureau in the provincial capital.

Li Jingzhi, Mao's mother said, "I would like to thank tens of thousands of people who have helped us."

Born in February 1986, Mao was abducted when he was two and a half years old at the entrance of a hotel in Xi'an.

In the following years, police investigated and searched more than 10 provinces and municipalities for the child.

To find her son, Li quit her job and sent out more than 100,000 flyers. She also joined the volunteers in collecting information about missing children and providing it to the police. With her help, 29 abducted children have reunited with their families.

In late April, Xi'an police received tips saying a man from Sichuan Province in southwest China adopted a child from Xi'an years ago at the price of 6,000 yuan. After a series of investigations and comparisons, police found a man surnamed Gu from the Sichuan city of Mianyang resembled the missing Mao, which he was later proven by a DNA test.

Li, Mao's mother, said that she could not believe that after helping 29 missing children find their families, she was able to find her own son, adding that she will continue to make efforts to fight against the crimes of abduction.

Mao said he would accompany his parents in Xi'an for some days before returning to Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, to deal with some of his own issues.

According to the Ministry of Public Security, more than 6,300 children who were abducted have been reunited with their families via DNA tests since 2019.

Police is still investigating the details of Mao Yin's case.