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Li Ching-Yuen or Li Ching-Yun (simplified Chinese: 李清云; traditional Chinese: 李清雲; pinyin: Lǐ Qīngyún; died May 6, 1933) was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactical advisor, known for his supposed extreme longevity. He claimed to be born in 1736, while disputed records suggest 1677. Both alleged lifespans of 197 and 256 years far exceed the longest confirmed lifespan of 122 years and 164 days of the French woman Jeanne Calment. His true date of birth was never determined and his claims have been condemned by gerontologists as fabrications. ==Biography== Li Ching-Yuen was born at an uncertain date (see § Longevity below) in Qijiang Xian, Sichuan, Qing Empire. He spent most of his life in the mountains and was skilled in Qigong.〔 He worked as an herbalist, selling lingzhi, goji berry, wild ginseng, he shou wu and gotu kola along with other Chinese herbs, and lived off a diet of these herbs and rice wine. It was generally accepted in Sichuan, that Li was fully literate as a child, and that by his tenth birthday had travelled to Kansu, Shansi, Tibet, Vietnam, Thailand and Manchuria with the purpose of gathering herbs, continuing with this occupation for a century, before beginning to purvey instead herbs gathered by others. It was after this he relocated to Kai Xian and there Li supposedly, at 71 years of age, in 1749, joined the army of provincial Commander-in-Chief Yeuh Jong Chyi, as a teacher of martial arts and as a tactical advisor.〔〔("Amazing! Man Lived For 256 Years" ). "Beyond Science". Published April 23, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2015.〕 In 1927, the National Revolutionary Army General Yang Sen (揚森) invited him to his residence in Wan Xian, Sichuan, where the picture shown in this article was taken.〔 The Chinese Warlord, Wu Peifu (吳佩孚) took him into his home in an attempt to divine the secret of living 250 years.〔 According to legend, Li was the creator of ''Jiulong Baguazhang'' (or ''Nine Dragons Baguazhang''), a form of Chinese martial art. He died on May 6, 1933 in Kai Xian, Sichuan, Republic of China and was survived by his 24th wife, a woman of 60 years.〔〔 Li supposedly produced over 200 descendants during his life span, surviving 23 wives.〔〔 Though other sources credit him with 180 descendants, over 11 generations, living at the time of his death and 14 marriages.〔〔 After his death, the aforementioned Yang Sen wrote a report about him, ''A Factual Account of the 250 Year-Old Good-Luck Man'' (一个250岁长寿老人的真实记载), in which he described Li's appearance: "He has good eyesight and a brisk stride; Li stands seven feet tall, has very long fingernails, and a ruddy complexion."〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Li Ching-Yuen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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