1. Adoption agency or organization: If you know the name of the adoption agency or organization at that time, you can contact them directly for consultation. Adoption agencies will keep files of adoption records, including those from the 1980s. You can provide them with relevant information, such as the adopted person's name, date of birth, date of adoption, etc. To help them find and retrieve relevant records.
2. Civil Affairs Department of the People's Government: According to Article 105 of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), adoption shall be registered with the civil affairs department of the people's government at or above the county level. Therefore, you can go to the civil affairs department of the local people's government to inquire about the adoption records in the 1980 s, and you need to provide the adoption certificate at that time for retrieval.