"He had been longing to visit Tian'anmen Square and the Great Wall and had only seen them on television before. I will do my best to help him realize his dream and leave no regrets behind. However, there is something regretful no matter how much you want to make it up."

Hu Xueying, 28, from Huanggang, Hubei province, quit her job in Shanghai and postponed her marriage to accompany her 78-year-old father, who was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer two months ago, to visit Beijing, Beijing News reported on Sunday.