Beautiful natural environment, profound history and culture, leading pension policy, deciphering the longevity gene of Wanning people.
People in Wanning are "Longevity"-With Wanning being awarded as "the hometown of longevity in China", two local couples have been selected as the top ten couples of centenarians in China, and this view has become people's knowledge.
Relevant data show that Wanning's longevity data level is among the best in the country. According to statistics, by March 20 14, there were 100 elderly people in Wanning. According to the data of the sixth national census, the average life expectancy of the city's population is 79.85 years, which is 5.02 years higher than the national average life expectancy. Elderly people aged 65 and above 4752 1, elderly people aged 90 and above 1, 920.
The secret of Wanning's longevity
1. Excellent environment: the forest coverage rate reaches two thirds.
What is the basis of longevity of Wanning people? Zhao Baohua, executive vice president of China Gerontology Society, who participated in Wanning's declaration of "China's hometown of longevity", explained that a beautiful ecological environment is an important foundation for Wanning's longevity; There is no pollution and noise in metropolis here, and it is a leisure and health resort for people to slow down and relax.
Cui Tianxing, director of Wanning Civil Affairs Bureau, said that this seemingly simple sentence contains rich connotations: the annual average temperature in Wanning is 24.8℃, the forest coverage rate in the city is 67.5%, the ambient air quality reaches the national first-class standard, and the drinking water reaches the national surface water II standard; The soil is mainly red soil and sandy soil, both of which are rich in trace elements necessary for human body, such as selenium, with a content of 66%. Hainan is a selenium-rich area, and the crops produced by Wanning have obvious promotion to human health and longevity.
2. Longevity culture: honor the elders and relax moderately in life.
Wanning has a long history and is one of the earliest developed areas in Hainan Island. It has been nearly 1300 years since the establishment of wanan county in Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty (63 1 year), most of which is the location of prefectures and counties, and it is the central city of Hainan's historical development with profound historical and cultural connotations.
Cui Tianxing introduced that the long history and culture have created a good fashion of Wanning people's filial piety first and filial piety to their elders, as well as an optimistic, hardworking, cheerful and generous personality, which is of great benefit to prolonging life and belongs to Wanning's longevity culture.
Wanning people's longevity culture also includes excellent lifestyle. In Wanning people's attitude towards life, there is not only a positive and enterprising spirit of keeping pace with the times, but also a comfortable and contented mentality, which is relaxed to a certain extent. So the family here is harmonious, the neighborhood is friendly, the society is stable, and the happiness index is relatively high.
3. A sense of security for the elderly: centenarians are given a monthly subsidy to 500 yuan.
When studying the longevity phenomenon in Wanning, Zhao Baohua found that there are so many longevity stars in Wanning, which is inseparable from the local special emphasis on the development of the cause of aging. As far as he knows, a series of local policies for caring for the elderly are leading in the country.
At the awarding ceremony of "China's Longevity Hometown" held on June 16, Ding Shijiang, secretary of Wanning Municipal Party Committee, revealed that in recent years, Wanning Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, while doing a good job in economic construction, has implemented the aging work as an important livelihood project and a moral and political project, continuously increased government investment and continuously improved the old-age security system.
At present, the local preferential treatment policy for the elderly has been fully implemented, and every thousand elderly people have 23. 1 bed; 90-99-year-olds in 200 yuan per month, 100-year-olds in 500 yuan per month. At the same time, Wanning City has also set up an activity center for the elderly, Wanning University for the Aged and other institutions, so that the elderly can be educated, active and happy.