LINE

Text:AAAPrint
Society

Shanghai announces list of longevity stars

1
2017-10-26 22:52Xinhua Editor: Wang Fan ECNS App Download

Shanghai has announced a list of the city's "longevity stars" and centenarian couples ahead of the Chongyang Festival, which falls on Saturday.

A 110-year-old woman is the oldest resident of the city and a man, at 108, is Shanghai's oldest man. The city also has three centenarian couples.

Many shared their longevity secrets which included good food, love and family.

Shanghai has more than 2,000 centenarians and 27,000 people aged between 95 to 100 years old. In 1953, there was only one centenarian in the city.

Shanghai's population has been aging in recent years. Of the city's registered population, about 4.58 million were over 60 years old at the end of 2016, 31.6 percent of the total population.

Those aged 80 and above reached 796,600 as of 2016, accounting for 5.5 percent of the total.

Shanghai's life expectancy in 2016 was 83.18 years.

The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month and is a day to pay respect to seniors.

  

Related news

MorePhoto

Most popular in 24h

MoreTop news

MoreVideo

News
Politics
Business
Society
Culture
Military
Sci-tech
Entertainment
Sports
Odd
Features
Biz
Economy
Travel
Travel News
Travel Types
Events
Food
Hotel
Bar & Club
Architecture
Gallery
Photo
CNS Photo
Video
Video
Learning Chinese
Learn About China
Social Chinese
Business Chinese
Buzz Words
Bilingual
Resources
ECNS Wire
Special Coverage
Infographics
Voices
LINE
Back to top Links | About Us | Jobs | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Copyright ©1999-2018 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.