{"id":9185,"date":"2016-05-20T21:21:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T21:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=9185"},"modified":"2016-05-20T21:29:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T21:29:02","slug":"do-you-want-to-live-up-to-200-years-meet-li-ching-yuen-who-was-256-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=9185","title":{"rendered":"Do You Want to live up to 200 years? Meet Li Ching Yuen who was 256 years old"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What is the longest a person has ever lived for? Meet Li Ching Yuen, a man who lived an astonishing 256 years! And no, this is not a myth or a fictional tale.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to a 1930\u00a0New York Times\u00a0article,\u00a0Wu Chung-chieh, a professor of the\u00a0Chengdu University, discovered Imperial Chinese government records from 1827 congratulating Li Ching-Yuen on his 150th birthday,\u00a0\u00a0and further documents later congratulating him on his 200th birthday in 1877. \u00a0 In 1928, a\u00a0New York Times\u00a0correspondent wrote that many of the old men in Li\u2019s neighborhood asserted that their grandfathers knew him when they were boys, and that he at that time was a grown man.<\/p>\n

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Li Ching Yuen reportedly began his herbalist career at the age of 10, where he gathered herbs in mountain ranges and learned of their potency for longevity. For almost 40 years, he survived on a diet of herbs such as lingzhi, goji berry, wild ginseng, he shoo wu and gotu kola and rice wine. In 1749, at the age of 71, he joined the Chinese armies as teacher of martial arts. \u00a0Li was said to be a much-loved figure in his community, marrying 23 times and fathering over 200 children.<\/p>\n

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According to the generally accepted tales told in his province, Li was able to read and write as a child, and by his tenth birthday had traveled in Kansu, Shansi, Tibet, Annam, Siam and Manchuria gathering herbs. For the first hundred years he continued at this occupation. Then he switched to selling herbs gathered by others. \u00a0\u00a0He sold\u00a0lingzhi,\u00a0goji berry, wild\u00a0ginseng,\u00a0he shou wu\u00a0and\u00a0gotu kola\u00a0along with other Chinese herbs, and lived off a diet of these herbs and rice wine<\/p>\n

He Wasn\u2019t The Only One<\/p>\n

According to one of Li\u2019s disciples, he had once encountered an even older 500-year-old man, who taught him Qigong exercises and dietary recommendations that would help him extend his lifespan to superhuman proportions. \u00a0Apart from Qigong and a herb-rich diet, what else can we learn from this Master of Longevity?<\/p>\n

How about this: \u00a0On his death bed, Li famously said, \u201cI have done all that I have to do in this world\u201d. \u00a0Could his peaceful last words also hint at one of the biggest secrets to a long and prosperous life? \u00a0It\u2019s interesting to note that in the West, we\u2019re often taught to believe that aging is something that must be \u201cbeaten\u201d with high tech infrared devices and state of the art medication.<\/p>\n

HIS SECRET TO LONG HEALTH:<\/h2>\n

Li was asked what his secret was to longevity. \u00a0This was his reply: \u00a0\u201cKeep a quiet heart, sit like a tortoise, walk sprightly like a pigeon and sleep like a dog.\u201d These were the words of advice Li gave to Wu Pei-fu, the warlord, who took Li into his house to learn the secret of extremely long life.<\/p>\n

Li maintained that inward calm and peace of mind combined with breathing techniques were the secrets to incredible longevity. \u00a0Obviously, his diet would have played a large role. \u00a0But its fascinating that the old living person in recorded history attributes his long life to his state of mind.<\/p>\n

WHY IS THIS SO HARD TO BELIEVE?<\/h2>\n

With the average lifespan for the Western world currently sitting between 70-85 years, the thought of someone living over 100 years old seems like quite the stretch. \u00a0The thought of someone living over 200 years old seems extremely suspicious. \u00a0But why don\u2019t we believe that people can live this long?<\/p>\n

We have to keep in mind that some people in this world don\u2019t live a grueling 9-5 lifestyle, they don\u2019t have to deal with the stresses of debt, they aren\u2019t breathing polluted city air, and they exercise regularly. \u00a0They don\u2019t eat refined sugars or flour, or any foods that have had pesticides sprayed on them. \u00a0They aren\u2019t living off of the standard American diet.<\/p>\n

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They aren\u2019t eating fatty meats, sugary deserts, and genetically modified foods. \u00a0No antibiotics. \u00a0No alcohol and no tobacco. \u00a0Their diets not only exclude junk foods that we so often indulge in, they also include superfoods and herbs which are like steroids for our organs and immune system.<\/p>\n

They also\u00a0spend their spare time in nature practicing breathing techniques and meditating which have been proven to improve mental, physical, and emotional health. \u00a0They keep things simple, get proper sleep, and spend a great deal of time in nature under the sun. \u00a0When we get a chance to relax in the sun, we feel instantly rejuvenated and call this a \u201cvacation\u201d. \u00a0Imagine spending a lifetime doing that in the mountains, and combining that with perfect mental, spiritual, and physical well-being.<\/p>\n

I do not doubt for a minute that if we all did the things we knew we were supposed to do, that living to be 100 years old would be commonplace. \u00a0When we treat our bodies right, who knows how long we can live for?<\/p>\n

About the author:\u00a0My name is\u00a0Steven Bancarz, and I am the creator of \u2018Spirit Science and Metaphysics\u2019.\u00a0I am working on a new social platform is being built called \u2018The Conscious Forum\u2018 to provide the best place online for open-minded people to discuss, engage, and connect with one another in a way never offered before<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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