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TextLi Ching-Yuen or Li Ching-Yun (traditional Chinese: 李清雲; pinyin: Lǐ Qīngyún (1677 or 1683 - May 6, 1933) was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactical advisor. He claimed to be born in 1736, while disputed records suggest 1677. Both alleged lifespans of 197 and 256 years far exceed the longest confirmed lifespan of 122 years and 164 days of the French woman Jeanne Calment.
TextSome claim that Li Ching-Yuen was born in 1677 in Qi Jiang Xian, Szechuan province.[citation needed] By his own account, he was born in 1736.[citation needed] However, in a 1930 New York Times article, Professor Wu Chung-chieh of the University of Chengdu discovered Imperial Chinese government records from 1827, congratulating one Li Ching-Yuen on his 150th birthday,[1] and further documents later congratulating him on his 200th birthday in 1877. In 1928, a New York Times correspondent wrote that many of the old men in Li's neighborhood asserted that their grandfathers knew him when they were boys, and that he at that time was a grown man.[2] He began gathering herbs in the mountain ranges at the age of ten, and also began learning of longevity methods, surviving on a diet of herbs and rice wine. He lived this way for the first 100 years of his life. In 1749, when he was 71 years old, he moved to Kai Xian to join the Chinese army as a teacher of the martial arts and as a tactical advisor.
Originally posted by quedup
reply to post by crimsongod21
Li avoided drinking hard liquor or smoking, he took his meals at regular times, he had a vegetarian diet and he was known to frequently drink wolfberry (also known as goji berry) tea. Apart from that, Li went to sleep early and also got up early, and as far as exercising is concerned, Li sat up straight with his eyes closed and hands in his lap, at times not moving at all for a few hours.
If that's true, that must've been a boring existence. I'd rather die young and have wonderful, spontaneous, adventurous experiences than live for nearly three centuries maintaining the same exact diet, same exact posture, and doing essentially the same exact things.
when he was 71 years old, he moved to Kai Xian to join the Chinese army as a teacher of the martial arts and as a tactical advisor.
Originally posted by Skepticesque
Originally posted by quedup
reply to post by crimsongod21
If that's true, that must've been a boring existence. I'd rather die young and have wonderful, spontaneous, adventurous experiences than live for nearly three centuries maintaining the same exact diet, same exact posture, and doing essentially the same exact things.
On topic: If his claim is true, I'd be interested in seeing the actual documents. If it's real, it should be hitting the MSM.
Hardly call outliving 23 wives boring. You know that whole variety is the spice of life thing?
Besides think of the good you could do for the world and the contributions you could make tot he wellness field. Hardly boring.