In history, countless long-lived old people have performed the miracle of life here. Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty once wrote a poem in Bama for the birthday of a man named Lan Xiang, Yao Man 142. 1898, Emperor Guangxu ordered the Guangxi magistrate to present a longevity plaque to Deng Jing in Natao Township, Bama, with the inscription "Only the benevolent can live long". According to the latest statistics, there are 3 160 elderly people aged 80 to 99 in Bama, and 76 people are over 100.
The legend of Bama youth has attracted curious people and experts and scholars from all over the world. Now, more than 200 elderly people from other places come here to live like migratory birds every year, which has become a unique tourist landscape in Bama. On September 2 1, Bama held an international seminar on exploring longevity secrets and developing longevity industry, which once again attracted more than 100 longevity experts and well-known domestic scholars from Russia, Canada and Japan.
At the seminar, Professor Jin Zongzhe, a doctor of engineering at Tohoku University in Japan, said: "Bama's water has four remarkable characteristics: weak alkaline water, low redox, small molecular water and rich minerals; The air in Bama is particularly fresh, and there are many negative oxygen ions in the air, with an average of more than 10 thousand per cubic centimeter, and in some places it is as high as 90 thousand; The elderly in Bama have a regular life, a cheerful personality, and daily work and exercise are all conducive to longevity. "
Experts pointed out that the discussion of Bama's longevity phenomenon can draw lessons from experience for the healthy survival of all mankind. They believe that air, sunshine and other factors cannot be changed, but diet, lifestyle, psychological factors and environmental factors can be changed. The way to preserve health for the long-lived elderly in Bama is a unique "secret recipe". They are mainly low in fat, animal protein, salt, calories, vitamins and fiber. For example, they often eat pearl corn, oily fish, bitter vein vegetables and other foods. Professor Yao Dingshan from Shanghai Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences said: "The secret of Elder Bama can be simply summed up in three words:' moderation, tolerance and spirituality', that is, moderate diet, simple thinking and inclusiveness."