Many people think that Li Qingyuan's age reliability is very low. The reason is that Li Qingyuan is not from Sichuan. His experience and actual age before Kaixian County were only based on his own words, and there was no textual research. No one knows anything about Li Qingyuan's early years.
According to available information, Li Qingyuan was born in Sichuan and died in Sichuan. When he was ten years old, he went to Tibet, Gansu, Shaanxi, Annan, and Siam to collect herbs. What happened afterwards was basically not recorded. His occupation is mainly treating diseases and selling herbs. Li Qingyuan once said that he was not born in 1677, but in 1736. Another possibility is that Janssen, a warlord, fabricated a story about Li Qingyuan to please Chiang Kai-shek at that time, which is also considered by many as the greatest possibility.
But many people think that Li Qingyuan really lived to be 256 years old. 1986, Mr. Hu from Sichuan showed photos and provided a written record of collecting herbs in the mountains in his prime. 1930, Professor Hu Zhongqian of Chengdu University found Li Qingyuan's birth certificate, which proved that Li Qingyuan was probably born in 1677. At that time, the Qing government also held 150 and 200th birthday celebrations for him. There was a boy in Li Qingyuan, Xiangyang, who was born in 1806 and died in 19 12. Li Qingyuan was alive until his death. When Xiangyang was a teenager, Li Qingyuan seemed to be over 50 years old, which means that Li Qingyuan lived at least 170 years old.
From this perspective, it is still a mystery whether Li Qingyuan really lived to be 256. Most likely, the warlord Zhang Sen used Li Qingyuan's longevity to create public opinion among the people and then used him to please Chiang Kai-shek. Even so, according to the available data, Li Qingyuan did live for at least 170 years.
Brief introduction of Li Qingyuan
Li Qingyuan was born in Sichuan, and his ancestral home was in Yunnan. It is said that he lived in Kaixian County of Chongqing in his 90s until his death. Children and grandchildren.
According to legend, Li Qingyuan was born in 1677, and came to Kaixian alone in the 25th year of Jiaqing. Li Qingyuan is burly, slightly fat, with smooth and wrinkle-free skin and baldness. At that time, Li Qingyuan looked about fifty years old. However, he claimed to be in his fifties/kloc-0, and said that he had been to Kaixian county 10 years ago, and he could tell some place names and information about Kaixian county 10 years ago. Kaixian people made a living by selling herbs, and later married Li, but they never lived together, just let Li do laundry and cook. In addition, some living habits of Li Qingyuan are different from ordinary people. Li Qingyuan is good at ophthalmology and plastic surgery. 1820, he hired a young man to carry the burden for this young man. He has been treating diseases in overseas villages all the year round, charging rich people high fees for medicine. But he played cards with his friends and lost 120p every time, so that they could win enough money for dinner. It is Li Qingyuan's kindness that makes his neighbors happy to get along with him.
16 years, the warlord Yang Sen asked Li Qing to go to Wanxian to teach health preservation. Yang Sen respected Li Qingyuan very much, made him a new suit, and showed his photo in the window, indicating that Li Qingyuan was 250 years old at that time. For a time, major newspapers rushed to report this matter.
Li Qingyuan, a 273-year-old man from Kaixian County, was published from 0755 to 79000 in the 20th year of the Republic of China, which caused a sensation. On September 15, Li Qingyuan, a 273-year-old man from Kaixian, moved to Wanxian last night and lived in Lijia Garden. The old man came to Wanxian at the invitation of Mr. Wang. During his stay in Wanxian, the old man talked about how to live forever. The old man returned to Wanxian County and died of illness two years later, and was buried in Li Jiawan, Yixue Village, Changsha Town, Kaixian County.
Li Qingyuan's age has always been controversial. Maybe Li Qingyun didn't live to be 256 years old, but according to the available data, he lived to be at least 170 years old, so he is also a very famous long-lived old man.
Legend has it that when he was 20 years old, he was awarded by the government for his achievements in traditional Chinese medicine. According to people who met Li Qingyuan, when asked about his age, he only said that he was over 200 years old, and he never gave a specific answer. Li Qingyuan's real age may not be as long as 256 years old, but according to the available data, he lived to at least 170 years old, and he is a real long-lived old man.
Li Qingyuan believes that the life span of people is long and short, which is determined by vitality. Vitality, also called vitality, is acquired. He vividly compares caring and not caring about vitality to the place where candles are stored. A lighted candle will burn for a long time if it is placed in a cage; If placed in the wind and rain, the time will be short or extinguished. The same is true of health care.
He appreciated a sentence from Laozi: "Don't work hard on your form, don't shake your essence, and don't let you worry about it." Thought seldom nourishes spirit, indulgence seldom nourishes essence, and words seldom nourishes spirit. "He said that this kind of kindness is often ignored by mediocre people who are not good at keeping in good health.
According to Pu Weng's theory of health preservation, he particularly emphasized that people who are good at health preservation must be based on kindness, thrift, harmony and tranquility. The so-called goodness is kindness and love, that is, kindness, not hurting things or people, kindness. This kind, loving and happy mood is enough to resist all kinds of disasters and naturally make people healthy and live longer.
When talking about his daily life and diet, Li Qingyuan said, "If you don't eat enough, your stomach will hurt if you eat too much." Don't sleep too long; If you sleep too long, the essence will dissipate. For more than 200 years, I have never overeated or slept for a long time.
He also talked about matters needing attention in the details of life. It is pointed out that people often lose patience with trifles, which will inevitably damage their health. He warned people that carelessness in temperature and warmth, walking with illness and indulging in debauchery are all harmful to the body, and big injuries may lead to death. Therefore, according to the regimen of our ancestors, we can't walk fast, watch for a long time, listen, sit or lie down. Cold before wearing, hot before melting, hungry before eating, thirsty before drinking, with several appetites and unwilling to eat more; No emotion, no sadness, no wealth, no honor, no shame. This is the way to live a long life.
Li Qingyuan finally warned that hunger and cold are painful, which can't be replaced by parents, nor can an old and sick wife. Only the way of self-love and self-improvement is the criterion and key to health preservation.