Loading ...He was reported to be a martial artist, herbalist and tactical advisor. … birthday, and further documents later congratulating him on his 200th birthday in 1877. … Returning home, he died a year later, some say of natural causes; others claim that … Chinese General Yang Sen wrote a report about him, A Factual Account of the
died May 6, 1933) was a Chinese herbalist who supposedly lived to be over 256 years old.[1][2] He claimed to be born in 1736, while disputed records suggest 1677. Both alleged lifespans of 197 and 256 years far exceed the longest confirmed lifespan of 122 years and 164 days of the French woman Jeanne Calment. His true date of birth was never determined. He was reported to be a martial artist, herbalist and tactical advisor.