It is generally believed that Peng Zu is the oldest person in history. According to Mandarin and history books, he lived 800 years. Peng Zu is the great-grandson of Zhuan Xu, one of the five ancient emperors. He experienced Yao and Shun Dynasties and Xia and Shang Dynasties. By the end of Shang Dynasty, he was 767 years old in Zhou Wang. According to legend, he lived over 800 years, making him the oldest person in the world. His regimen was also compiled into Peng Zu Classic by later generations.
Actually, this is a misunderstanding. The real longest-lived person in history is not Peng Zu. The reason for this is that there is no uniform standard for the calculation of years in ancient times. Peng Zu was born and raised in Pengshan, Sichuan, and died in Pengshan in his later years. In the countryside around Pengshan, there is a popular "Little Jiazi" dating method, that is, 60 days is a year. By today's standards, Peng Zu actually only lived 130 years old.
The oldest recorded person in history is Li Qingyuan of the Qing Dynasty, who lived for 257 years. Li Qingyuan is a legend. Born in the 18th year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1679), he died in the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935) at the age of 257. Because of his extraordinary attainments and achievements in the research and practice of traditional Chinese medicine, especially in health preservation, by the time he was over 200 years old, his words and deeds still seemed to be in full bloom, so he was hailed as a "fairy".
Li Qingyun's life
Li Qingyuan was originally from Yunnan, which is also called Li Qingyun. In his 90s, he settled in Kaixian County, Sichuan Province. He married 24 wives in his life and had a large number of children. In the 16th year of the Republic of China (1927), at the invitation of Sichuan warlord Yang Sen, Li Qingyun went to Wanxian to teach the way of keeping in good health. Yang Sen invited Li Jingruo as a guest and made a new suit for Li. He asked the photo studio to enlarge the photos and display them in the window, indicating "Li Qingyun Xiaoxiang, a native of Kaixian County, 250 years old, was taken in Wanzhou in the spring and March of the 16th year of the Republic of China". For a time, newspapers rushed to report it as an anecdote, causing a sensation in Sichuan.
When Li Qingyuan was 250 years old, Liu Chengxun, a fellow countryman from Kaixian County, Sichuan Province, made a special trip to interview him. Li Qingyuan made a long speech on health preserving technology, including personal health preserving practice and the experience and lessons of health preserving in ancient and modern times. These were recorded in detail and compiled into "Self-report", which remained in later generations and is still a masterpiece of health care. Liu Chengxun's interview was published in the sixth issue of Qigong (1986). At the same time, there are about 1000 words of Li Qingyuan's oral "Fairy Tales". However, it was suspected and denied by Guinness World Records at that time, and was later confirmed by many textual researches.
The secret of longevity: there is only one word "quiet"
Li Qingyuan believes that people's life span is long and short, which is determined by vitality. Vitality, also called vitality, is born. It originates from the kidney, hides in the abdomen, reaches the whole body through the triple energizer (upper, middle and lower energizer), and promotes the activities of all organs and tissues such as internal organs, and is the source of biochemical power. According to the ancient theory of health preservation, he particularly emphasized that good health preservation should be based on the four words of kindness, frugality, harmony and tranquility.
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. "Keep a calm mind, sit like a turtle, walk like a bird, sleep like a dog" is the secret guide that Qingyun left for future generations to live longer. He always believes that maintaining a calm and peaceful mind is a necessary condition for longevity. His diet is mainly rice and a little wine.
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When talking about his health care experience, he said: "If you don't have enough to eat, your stomach will get hurt;" You can't sleep too long. If you sleep too long, the essence will disperse. For more than 200 years, I have never overeated or slept for a long time. Hunger, cold, itching, parents can't be replaced, aging, death, and wife can't be replaced. Only the way of self-love and self-improvement is the criterion and key to health preservation. 」
He also talked about matters needing attention in the details of life. He pointed out that people are often impatient with trifles, which is bound to damage their health. He warned people that carelessness in cold and warm weather, walking too hard, drinking too much and being happy are all harmful and will all die. Therefore, according to the regimen of our ancestors, we should not act too hastily, seeing is quick, hearing is hard, sitting tired, lying down and sucking; We should wear it after cooling, heat it before dissolving it, eat it after being hungry, drink it after being thirsty, and have less appetite and don't want to eat more; Regardless of the heart, wealth, honor and disgrace, is the way to live a long life.
unofficial history
How old is Li Qingyun? It is still a mystery. According to the available information, there is no doubt that Li Qingyun is at least 170 years old. Xiang is a young man who was hired after he came to Kaixian County. His grandfather is a native and now lives in Changsha Town. He was born in 1806, lived for 93 years and died in 1899. At that time, Li Qingyun was still alive. /kloc-it is Li's burden to choose medicine at the age of 0/4. Li was like an old man in his fifties at that time. Based on this calculation, he lived at least 170 years old.
Few people know about Li Qingyun's early life experience. The current information only knows that he was born in Sichuan and finally died there. 10 years old, he went out to collect herbs in Gansu, Shaanxi, Tibet, Annan, Siam and Manchuria. There is basically no record of his affairs after that. In the days that followed, he made a living by selling Chinese herbal medicines, leaving a 6-inch nail on his right hand.