Bhubaneswar, Nov. 12 -- Parents often make countless sacrifices for their children, but one father from China has touched millions with his extraordinary devotion.

To ensure his daughter could eat food that reminded her of home, he quit his job, travelled nearly 900 kilometres, and started a new life near her university.

The story revolves around Li Bingdi, a second-year student at Jilin Normal University in Siping, Jilin province. For months, Li had been complaining that her university canteen food was unhygienic and lacked the familiar "taste of home." Her father, who worked at a barbecue restaurant in Tianjin, was moved by her concern.

Determined to help, he made a life-altering decision - he resigned from his job and travelled acro...