Li, Ching-Yuen or Li,Ching-Yun was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactical advisor. It is claimed that he was born in 1734 while disputed records say he was born on 1677. His lifespan of 199 or 256 years far exceed the longest confirmed lifespan of 122 years and 164 days.

The story goes that Li Ching-Yuen was supposedly born in 1677 in Qi Jiang Xian, Szechun province. He spent most of his life in the mountain ranges gathering herbs and knowledge of longevity methods. In 1749 when he was already 71 years old, he moved to Kai Xian to join the Chinese Army to be a teacher of the martial arts and a tactical advisor.

In 1927, he was invited by General Yang Sen in Wang Xien, Szechuan. There the general was fascinated at his youthfulness, strength and prowess despite his advancing age. His famous portrait was taken there.

1928, returning home home he died of natural causes. General Yang Sen after Li's death investigated the truth about his age. and later wrote the report and got published. Witnesses interviewed from his home province remembered already seeing Li when they were children and others reported that Li had already been friends with their grandfathers.

Sad to say this story will continue to be a longevity myth and not treated as a fact. His actual lifespan will never be firmly established due to the fact that the census documentation of rural 17th century China is so sparse with comparisons to modern records. Though his story has well been documented in a featured documentary by National Geographic magazine in 1930. Oh well,but at least one secret to Li's longevity is already produced right now. Yes, the raw organic superfood Tibetan Goji Berries.

It is believed that Li consumed Goji Berries everyday. Some even say that this was his main source of food. Tibetan Goji Berries as a raw organic superfood is being honored to these day because of its longevity properties in a two week festival.

Despite its longevity benefits, Tibetan Goji Berries also strengthens the immune system, increase energy and reduce fatigue, reduce the effect of free radical in the body, engender a sense of well-being and optimism and help curb appetite and over-eating.

As a raw organic superfood its nutritional profile is packed. Its loaded with nutrients and powerful antioxidants. 18 amino acids, more beta carotene than carrots, more iron than spinach, 21 trace minerals, 500 times more vitamin C than oranges, 13% protein more than whole wheat, and loaded more with other vitamins such as Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamins B1, B2, B6 and vitamin E.






Now you might think why am i posting this to you guys?
Here's why:-
General Yang Sen wrote a report about him, "A Factual Account of the 250 Year-Old Good-Luck Man", where he described Li Ching Yuen's appearance: "He has good eyesight and a brisk stride; Li stands seven feet tall, has very long fingernails, and a ruddy complexion."

Now 7 feet tall is extremely rare in asian countries unless if its coming from gigantism,the avarage mans height in china is 5'5.5
not mentioning the great nutritional value of these berries that made him in his good health and youthfulness and possibly his height!
even if it's not true that he lived 256 i thought it's interesting
hope you found it interesting too...

5' 5.5" is not average male - let alone average nonmalnourished male

This story didn't happen...

wow amazing
sadly we'll never find out the truth but even if he lived to be 100 years old thats already an accomplishment

(03-02-2010 09:40 PM)TsangBokyan Wrote:  5' 5.5" is not average male - let alone average nonmalnourished male

you are may referring to modern chinese men,that would be obvious because of the better nutrition they have but i dont think it exceeds 5'9 which is 15 inches less then 7 feet : )

i'm not sure about the truth of this story but i found a chinese website that sell these berries and ship them worldwide i'm thinking of buying some....

(03-02-2010 09:40 PM)TsangBokyan Wrote:  5' 5.5" is not average male - let alone average nonmalnourished male

in china, its close to that.

wiki's on china is 5' 7" avg, for 17 year old males. due to eastern diet and/or genes, growth stops later. in chinese culture, one is not thought to be done growing, or yet a man, until they reach 30 years old.

however, china is still a developing country, with many people extremely poor. also, dirty water and extreme air conditions are a factor.

interestingly, chinese 100-200 years ago were supposedly much taller than those today - for whatever reason. put it this way - 3 generations ago on my chinese side, no one in the clan was less than 5' 10" (they still have the family's military body armor to gauge height as well, so its not mistaken memory). however, the entire previous generation to me and my cousins were between 5' 2" and 5' 4", even though they lived in Hong Kong (and this is considering through many marriages, so its not rouge alleles or a statistical anomaly). im still trying to find out which exact village my ancestors were from, to track down their EXACT diet. maybe natural selection in different geographical areas has selected for people that respond better to certain foods, but this is a big maybe.

Its all genetic.

(03-04-2010 12:09 AM)deoxys_zzz Wrote:  Its all genetic.

No way.

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Too bad this guy didnt get more attention, he was extrodenary in at least two ways. Reaching 7 feet at that time in china was incredible unless he had gigantism and people with giantism live shorter lifespans. Plus, no matter what you think of his story, he no doubt lived to a very old age.

deoxys, honestly, how much do you know about endocrinology or biology in general?

no, its not genetics only.
look at vietnam's male height. the avg is like 5'2 or something.

do you know why? they eat only rice.

if its purely genetic, why dont you give up, and just eat 100% rice?
ah yeah, you know its not purely genetic.