Strangers came to the aid of a man in east China's Jiangsu Province when the wind blew 20-thousand yuan out of his hands.

The middle school teacher withdrew the money, equal to about 32-hundred U-S dollars, from an automated teller machine.

Many passers-by helped pick up the money. Then they gave it back.

The man pasted a letter on the wall of the bank to thank those who helped him.