Long before arriving in Guangzhou to study, Eduardo Somoza from El Salvador, already had a dream. He dreamed of tracing his roots in China. 

His great grandfather left Guangzhou around the 1920s and had kept in touch with the relatives in Guangzhou until  in 1984 when the old man passed away. Then his family in El Salvador lost any contact with the relatives in China. 

In 2020, Eduardo Somoza finally met his relatives in Guangzhou, which was described by him “a gorgeous and amazing moment.” How did he manage to find his roots in Guangzhou? Click to find out.

Name: Somoza Viana Eduardo Jose

中文名：叶成彬

Nationality: El Salvador

国籍：萨尔瓦多 

University: South China University of Technology

大学：华南理工大学

Major: Electrical engineering and automation

专业：电气工程与自动化

Grade: Sophomore

年级：大二

Source: Guangzhou Daily
Producers: Qiu Min, Dang Jianjun
Video supervisor: Lyu Yun
Videographers: Gao Hetao, Lyu Yun 
Scriptwriters: Lyu Yun, G Video
Video editor: G Video
Poster designer: Zhou Zhenfeng
Lin Xiahong contributed to this story.