Li Ching-Yuen, The Man Who Lived For 256 Years- Hoax Or Reality? – PagalParrot

In modern times, this is one of the most unusual and unbelievable cases of the human longevity.Chinese resident Li Ching-Yuen is believed to have lived for over 190 years or for 256 years. Yes, it seems impossible but there are still some unofficial data which stated some of the unproven facts about Li Ching-Yuen.

Source:India.com

Li Ching-Yuen was a martial artist and Chinese herbalist claimed to be born in either 1677 or 1736 (his true date of birth was never known) according to some US newspaper. He was a resident of Kaihsien, in the Province of Szechwan.

A professor from theMinkuo University said that he had evidencewhich showed that Li was in fact born in 1677. According to the article which was published in 1933 in The New York Times, and was later reported by Snopes, the Imperial Chinese Government congratulated him on his 150th and200th birthdays.

Li had learned the secret of living from a warlord namedWu Pei-fu. Li advised one of his classmates to keep a quiet heart, sit like a tortoise, walk sprightly like a pigeon and sleep like a dog. Li reportedly married 24 times and had 200 children.

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No one will ever know how exactly old Li Ching-Yuen was at the time of his death. Also, experts are not sure about the authenticity of the documents which are in the support of the story. The question remains as it is- the story is Hoax or Reality?

Jeanne Louise Calment was a French woman who lived for 122 years, which is officially recorded. She has thelongest confirmed human lifespanon record.

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