Li Qingyuan (the oldest person in the world-from China-is 256 years old. According to "The Book of World Records", the oldest person reported is a longevity qigong health care worker in China.

Born in the 18th year of Qing Emperor Kangxi, he died in the 24th year of the Republic of China (1679- 1935) at the age of 256. Li Qingyuan was born in Yunnan, and settled in Kaixian County, Sichuan in his 90s, until his death. Liu Chengxun, a native of Kaixian County, Sichuan Province, paid a special visit to the old man on 1925. Liu's interview and reminiscence articles were published in the sixth issue of Qigong magazine 1986, and there was also 1000 words of Immortality dictated by the birthday girl.

. . There seems to be a couplet about him in the primary school Chinese textbook.