Chinese woman celebrates 124th birthday, reveals secret to longevity

 

An elderly Chinese woman celebrated her 124th birthday at the start of the New Year and shared the secret to longevity.

 According to Chinese media, Qiu 

Chiashi, a woman born in Sichuan province on January 1, 1901, 

celebrated her 124th birthday at the 

start of the New Year. On this happy 

occasion, six generations of them 

were present to witness these happy 

moments.

 

Chiu Chiashi's early years were 

very difficult. She raised her four 

children alone after the death of 

her husband at the age of 40.

 During this long life, he had to face 

many sorrows in life, including the 

death of his children, but he did not 

lose heart.

 

An elderly Chinese woman recounts 

how she suffered the death of her 

son at the age of 70, after which her 

son's widow left her daughter with 

her and raised her granddaughter 

despite her old age. .

 

Chiu Chashi's granddaughter is also 

60 years old while the youngest 

member of her family is an 8-

month-old baby.

 The secret to longevity:

 On his 124th birthday, Chiu Chashi 

shared the secrets of long life with 

the media, saying that he always 

lived a simple life and urged the 

new generation of China to live a 

simple life as well.

 She said that she eats three times a 

day at a fixed time and takes a walk 

after meals and goes to bed at 8 pm.

 The woman said that despite being 

124 years old, she does many of her 

own tasks. Like combing your hair, 

lighting a fire, feeding pet ducks 

and climbing stairs etc.

 It is important to highlight that 

individuals in China are unusually long-lived and 

according to Chinese media, 960 

people in the city of Nanchong 

alone are over 100 years old.