Shanghai Discovers Its Most Ancient Treasures

Shanghai on Wednesday named 10 star seniors, including a sprightly 109-year-old woman, who will go on to compete nationally to be named one of China's ''longevity stars.''0Ui3fO6ia&yrp
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Li Suqing, born in 1899 and still enjoying good health, will head the Shanghai contingent. Born in Liaoning Province, Li came to Shanghai in 1975. She now lives in Pudong New Area.
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Li said she had two secrets to living a long life - dutiful children and healthy living. Vp[/UiU
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"My daughter has a different menu every day, ensuring the balance of nutrition," she said. "And I drink a cup of milk every day to make up for calcium and protein."
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-O%vc/af:[0J The eldest man named on the Shanghai list is Huang Rongcai. The 105-year-old said he worked as a chef on a foreign cruise ship in the 1930s, and was quick to accept Western-style culture while maintaining his Chinese roots.
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"I love Western-style snacks and Earl Grey tea," Huang said. "But I love to adjust my physical condition with traditional Chinese medicine."
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He also said he was a keen fisherman and didn't give up the hobby until he was 90.
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The Shanghai Seniors' Studies Association said Wednesday the "longevity stars" were selected according to age and health factors.
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At the end of last year, the city had 758 seniors aged more than 100 years.#Gy @M)H9u| N Tl0w
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Jing'an District had the highest collection of people who had lived for more than a century, with 15 people, according to the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau.
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The city on Wednesday also selected 10 "ambitious senior stars" to mark the coming Chongyang Festival on October 7.aT)m/Kvo
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The festival, which falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, is also known as the Double Ninth Festival. It is a day to celebrate seniors.
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The 10 ambitious seniors, including a singer called Cao Peng, were awarded for contributing to society in retirement, said the bureau.r[1i1fa%U

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:o :o really,sounds very cool