Alimihan Seyiti
The improvement of health services has partly contributed to longevity of the people. The local government has provided contracted doctor service, free annual physical checks, and monthly advanced age subsidies for the elderly aged above 60
China’s oldest person, a 135-year-old woman from its ‘Longevity Town’ passed away in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Saturday.
Komuxerik is known as a “longevity town”, with many elderly persons aged above 90.
“The oldest person in China, Alimihan Seyiti, passed away in Kashgar on December 16, at the age of 135,” the authorities said in a statement.
Born on June 25, 1886, Seyiti belongs to Komuxerik Township in Shule County of Kashgar Prefecture.
Sometimes, she helped look after her great-grandchildren.
The improvement of health services has partly contributed to their longevity. The local government has provided contracted doctor service, free annual physical checks, and monthly advanced age subsidies for the elderly aged above 60.
In 2013, Seyiti was named the oldest person in the country by the China Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics.
According to media reports, Seyiti led a simple lifestyle, loved to sing and sunbathe in her yard, was always happy and laughed a lot.