BEIJING:
China's oldest woman celebrated her 124th birthday yesterday.
According to Chinese media, a woman named Qiu Qiashi was born on January 1, 1901, in Nanchong, Sichuan Province.
On her 124th birthday, the woman shared the secrets of her longevity with the media, emphasizing a simple lifestyle, saying that she takes a walk after meals and goes to bed at 8 p.m.
She said that the early years of her life were spent in hardship. After her husband died at the age of 40, she raised four children alone. Her eldest son died at the age of 70. Her daughter-in-law remarried and left her daughter with her. She also raised her granddaughter alone.
According to the report, 960 people in the Chinese city of Nanchong are over 100 years old.