【Commentary】Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province, is the earliest hometown of longevity in Chinese history. According to historical records, as early as 470 AD, Zhongxiang was named Changshou County because of the large number of longevity people in the territory. In 2008, Zhong Xiang was named the first batch of "China's hometown of longevity"; In May 2015, the International Expert Committee on Population Aging and Longevity deliberated and voted to approve Zhongxiang as the "Hometown of Longevity in the World".

【Commentary】Recently, the reporter walked into Zhongxiang, the hometown of longevity in the world, to visit the "secret of longevity" of centenarians.

【During the same period】Ju Lanying, a 7-year-old man from Group 102 in Yangji Village, Fengle Town, Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province

My name is Ju Lanying, I was born (19) 22/3/11, 102 years old. Now get up early, you can get up at five o'clock (get up), get up and wash the whole house, clean up (clean up), get a busy day to the yard to get some vegetables, the yard (there are) lettuce, lettuce, now are all picked vegetables.

【Commentary】The elder Ju Lanying, who lives in the 7th group of Yangji Village, has now been in the same house for five generations, with a total of 72 people in the large family, the eldest daughter of the old man is 81 years old, and the youngest great-grandson is 2 years old.

【Commentary】Today, the old man lives with his youngest son, Mao Cunfu. In the eyes of the son, the mother has a cheerful personality, treats people kindly, rarely gets angry and angry about trivial matters, and often teaches her children to be kind and angry with others. He said that his mother's daily routine is very regular, not picky eaters, physically tough, able to take care of herself, picking vegetables and cooking on the fire.

【During the same period】The youngest son of a 7-year-old man in Yangji Village, Fengle Town, Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province

(Old man) is a very smooth, gentle old man. I think she has a good mentality because she lives such an old age, and if her mentality is straight, she can't.

【Commentary】As of December 2022, there are 12 long-lived elderly people over 100 years old in Zhongxiang City. At present, Zhongxiang has formed a perfect longevity allowance system for the elderly. Among them, a monthly old-age subsidy of 118,1000 yuan will be issued to centenarians, and after reaching the age of 100, another 30 yuan will be added per month for each additional year. The city's people's hospital regularly examines the elderly, and village doctors come to check for underlying diseases every month.

【During the same period】Liu Tiantian, deputy secretary of the general branch of the Yangji Community Party in Fengle Town of the CPC

The village will visit the elderly once a week, and when it rains and extreme weather, care for the elderly through the weather forecast in advance, see if the old people's houses have potential safety hazards, and visit the elderly every New Year and festival will send them a warmth.

【Commentary】It is reported that in order to promote the longevity culture, the local longevity culture exhibition hall has been built to explain the longevity culture of Zhongxiang from the perspectives of geographical location, natural environment, filial piety culture and so on.

The study found that in addition to benefiting from the natural environment and medical security system, the characteristics of peaceful mentality, hard work and kindness, coarse tea and light rice, contentment and happiness are the common "longevity sutra" of centenarians.

Reporting by Wu Taotao, Liang Ting, and Hubei Zhongxiang

Responsible Editor: [Li Ji]