The secret of longevity
In May, 1933, 15, an article in Time called "Tortoise, Pigeon and Dog" reported his story and history. Li Qingyun left the secret of longevity to future generations: "Keep a cool head, sit like a turtle, walk like a sparrow and sleep like a dog". 1928, Li Qingyun wrote the book Immortal Tactics. He didn't mention age in the book, but he said that the key to longevity lies in qigong fitness. Li Qingyun put forward the exercise method of "combining rigidity with softness and harmonizing yin and yang". He thinks there are three reasons for his health and longevity: first, he has been a vegetarian for a long time; Second, keep your heart calm and cheerful; The third is to use medlar to boil water for tea all the year round.
biography
It is generally believed that Li Qingyun 1677 was born in Qijiang County, Sichuan (now Qijiang County, Chongqing). It is said that he spent his whole life collecting Chinese herbal medicines and the secrets of longevity. 1749, 7 1 year-old Li Qingyun joined the army in Kaixian county and became a martial arts teacher and tactical consultant. 1927 Li Qingyun visited Wanxian County, Sichuan Province at the invitation of General Yang Sen. Yang Sen was deeply attracted by the vigorous age of the elderly and superb Chinese herbal medicine collection technology. His famous portrait was taken here. A year later, Li Qingyun died. Some people say that he died of natural causes, others say that he once told his friends, "I have finished what I need to do, and I will go home immediately." 1933 after Li Qingyun's death, Yang Sen sent someone to investigate his real age and background and published a report. In the same year, some Sichuanese said in an interview that they knew Li Qingyun and Li Qingyun had not become very old when they died. Others said that Li Qingyun was a friend of their grandfather.
About his real age
According to 1933 Time magazine and the obituary published in The New York Times, Li Qingyun died at the age of 256. He married 23 wives and raised 180 children. But this kind of report is hard to prove. The demographic data of China17th century are very inaccurate and can't be verified, just like another Jun Chen who claimed to have lived for 443 years in the history of China. Most likely, the warlord Yang Sen at that time gave Chiang Kai-shek a generous gift with the title of "Immortal Body" and a photo of the birthday girl in order to please Chiang Kai-shek who had just made Nanjing his capital. Chiang Kai-shek was very happy when he heard the news, and immediately asked Yang Sen to try to escort Li Shenxian to Beijing. "Let the Chinese and foreign people have expectations for our country and have a way to understand his cultivation." Unexpectedly, Li Qingyun came home and died. However, the relationship between the American media and the Kuomintang is very good, and the major American media naturally rushed to report the "longevity report" submitted by Chiang Kai-shek himself. So the reliability of its real age is very low. According to detailed records, the oldest person on earth is Yana Kalman, a French old lady who died in 1997 at the age of 122.
Relevant reports and records
New york is not very authoritative in The New York Times: Professor Hu Zhongqian of Chengdu University found his "birth certificate" at 1930, and he should have been born at 1677. At that time, the Qing government held a birthday celebration for him at 1827. According to Time magazine, his right hand also has nails 6 inches (about 15.23 cm) long. Master of Tai Chi Chuan? Liu, a disciple of Qigong, mentioned the ancient trees of the master in his autobiography. /kloc-at the age of 0/30, Li Shifu met a hermit in the mountains and learned a set of Qigong from him, including breathing guidance, special sound coordination training and diet guidance. Da? Liu also mentioned that his master said that he lived a long life because he/kloc-0 has exercised regularly, correctly and sincerely every day for 20 years. In his book Muscles/Tendons, Dr. Jwing-Ming Yang? Change? And then what? Bone marrow/brain? Washing? According to Qigong, Li Qingyun is not only a Qigong practitioner, but also an expert in Chinese herbal medicine. He spent almost all his life in the mountains. 1927, General Yang Sen of the National Revolutionary Army invited Li Qingyun to be stationed in Wanxian County, Sichuan Province. This place is where the photos of this article were taken. General YEUNG Sum of China once wrote a report about Li Qingyun, entitled "The Real Record of a 250-year-old man with a long life". In the report, Yang Sen described Li Qingyun's appearance like this: "Li Qingyun has good eyesight and vigorous steps. He is seven feet tall, with long nails and a healthier complexion. " Stuart Alf Olson (Stuart? Alvy? Olson) wrote a book in 2002, The Qigong Teaching Method of Immortal Taoists: Eight Basic Techniques of Master Li Qingyun (Qigong? Doctrine? Yes? Answer? Taoist priest? Immortality:? That? Eight? Essential? Practice? Yes? Master? Lee? Qing? Yuan). The book teaches the practice method of "Ba Duan Jin". Olson often said to Tai Ji Chuan master Liang (t? t？ Beam, beam? Tong? Cai) and Liang studied under Yang Sen. Practitioners of Kowloon Bagua Palm believe that their palm technique is realized by Taoist saints. 1975 From 2000 to 2000, Liu Bailing, a Taoist master who lived in Sao Paulo, Brazil, got a portrait of Li Qingyun that was never known in western countries and put it in his classroom. From this photo, people can clearly see the appearance of Li Qingyun, and they can also see the old man's long curly nails. Liu Bailing once saw Li Qingyun with his own eyes in China and regarded him as one of his masters. He once said that he asked * * what is the most basic Taoist practice, and * * replied: "The most basic Taoist practice is to learn to keep doing nothing." Master Liu's son, Liu? Zhi? Master, "12? Silk "Qigong is also taught by * *. Many cultures in the world, especially Indian culture and China culture (including Tibetan culture), tell the story of achieving remarkable longevity through spirituality (such as yoga and Taoism). The autobiography of a yogi (autobiography? Yes? Answer? Yogi), and Babaji and Peter Codel (Peter? Caird's "The Old Secret of Youth Spring" (The? Ancient times? Secret? Yes? That? Fountain? Yes? Youth is two good examples.