In 1983, when Lin Wang was 66, various groups organized a birthday celebration for him, and at the same time they searched for his old friends, with newspaper and television reports bringing word of these touching moments into every household.
一九八三年，林旺六十六歲，各界發起為林旺祝壽的活動，同時為牠尋找老朋友，透過報紙、電視的推波助瀾，這個感人溫馨的畫面，傳到每一個家庭。