Conjoined twin baby girls have been abandoned at an orphanage in China after it is believed their parents could not afford to care for them. The girls, who are only about three months old, are connected by their abdomens and lie face-to-face. They are awaiting specialist treatment in Beijing where it is hoped they can be separated. Conjoined twins Zheng Hanjing and Zheng Hanwei were abandoned at an orphanage in Pingdingshan City, Henan The baby girls are joined by the abdomen and specialists will carry out tests to determine if they are share any vital organs The girls were handed to the organisation in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, on August 11 and have since been named Zheng Hanjing and Zheng Hanwei.
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Baby girls left at the institution in Pingdingshan City, Henan, in August
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Have been named Zheng Hanjing and Zheng Hanwei by staff
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Transferred to Beijing where doctors hope they can be separated
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Due to undergo tests to see if they share any vital organs
Staff at the @placeholder children's home, where they are being cared for, said the girls were happy and 'lively'