There is a special family in Changchun, the capital city of China's Jilin province. In this family, 15 adopted children live with their 36-year-old father, Haonan. Despite the heavy financial burden that comes with raising so many children, the warm-hearted man is unwavering in his committment to his family. 

Haonan was an orphan himself, which made him sympathetic toward other young orphans. He once worked for a rich businessman in eastern China's Zhejiang province, who built a shelter for homeless children and the elderly. Inspired by this example, Haonan started his own philanthropy work.

He adopted his first child, Longlong, in 2007 when he saw the boy collecting garbage at a construction site with grandfather. Haonan became Longlong's adoptive father after earning the trust of Longlong's grandfather, who later left the child with Haonan.

All of Haonan's children were either homeless or come from impoverished families that couldn't support them. According to Haonan, what keeps him moving down his unusual path is the happiness he feels when he's with the children.

At present, Haonan and his 15 children, aged from 7 to 17, live in an 80-square-meter apartment. Two volunteers teach the children, both having quit their previous jobs in order to help. Tuition fees for all the children would be overwhelming for Haonan, who takes care of the children during the day and works as a laborer at night. But his income is not enough to cover the family's expenses, so charity and donations are essential for him to get by.

Haonan said the thing he is most proud of is his children's accomplishments at school.