On the eve of her homecoming, she wrote this poem that has moved the hearts of many: I open my eyes and cry out, "Your long lost daughter is coming home."
對台灣懷著尊敬仰慕之心中國婦女寫作協會曾為她辦了一個小型座談會，許多女作家被她真摯感性的談話感動，在座好幾位在她演講時，不時偷偷抹去眼角湧出的淚水。嚴友梅說：「我覺得她說的後面，一定還有更悲慘的事，大陸上千瘡百孔，真是一言難盡吧！」