Alice Maines launched the balloon at her school's summer fair in Flixton, Greater Manchester, six weeks ago.
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This graphic shows the journey made by the balloon as it travelled more than 5,000 miles from Flixton to China. |
She was amazed when a boy called Xie Yu Fei wrote to say he had found it. The 13-year-old was playing with friends in the city of Guangzhou, formerly Canton, when he found the balloon in the street.
Comment: They obviously wanted a day off from those smelly grilled-cheese sandwiches.