Li Ching-Yuen,or Li Ching-Yun, or Li Qingyun (died 6 May 1933) was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactical advisor, known for his extreme longevity.

Timeline of lifespan according to General Yang Sen
In Qijiang County, Sichuan province, in the year 1677 Li Qingyun was born. By age thirteen he had embarked upon a life of gathering herbs in the mountains with three elders. At age fifty-one, he served as a tactical and topography advisor in the army of General Yu Zhongqi.[11]

When seventy-eight he retired from his military career after fighting in a battle at Golden River, and returned to a life of gathering herbs on Snow Mountain in Sichuan province. Due to his military service in the army of General Yu Zhongqi, the imperial government sent a document congratulating Li on his one hundredth year of life, as was subsequently done on his 150th and 200th birthdays.[11]

In 1908, Li Qingyun and his disciple Yang Hexuan published a book, The Secrets of Li Qingyun’s Immortality.[11]

In 1920, General Xiong Yanghe interviewed Li (both men were from the village of Chenjiachang of Wan County in Sichuan province), publishing an article about it in the Nanjing University paper that same year.[11]

In 1926, Wu Peifu invited Li to Beijing. This visit coincides with Li teaching at the Beijing University Meditation Society at the invitation of the famous meditation master and author Yin Shi Zi.[11]

Then in 1927, General Yang Sen invited Li to Wanxian, where the first known photographs of Li were taken.
Li Ching-Yuen died in Kai County in 1933.

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CoronaVirusRelo:

哇！那是一条记录 ( WOW, that is a record)

panafrican:


Wonderful!

orisa37:
Li Ching Yuen didn't die, he was probably murdered.

panafrican:


Yes, by jealous people maybe .

His true date of birth was never determined. His claims are considered to be a myth by gerontologists. While his claims have not been verified, they have been widely circulated as an Internet hoax.

RandomGuy48:
But the page you link to always has this rather important section:


Also, the quote in the original post claims the source page says "Li Ching-Yuen,or Li Ching-Yun, or Li Qingyun (died 6 May 1933) was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactical advisor, known for his extreme longevity." But the linked page actually says he was "known for his supposed extreme longevity."

So it's far from clear that he actually lived for more than 250 years.