, have they have found it in Bama?A bus ride of a few hours from Nanning taking you to a place of mystery, interest, wonderment and well worth a visit.
Bama is not a village, contrary to popular western belief, it's a county!
Bama Yao Autonomous County 巴马瑶族自治县 is located in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Southwest China.
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It is the home of around 70+ centenarians.
Bama county, population approaching 240,000 has more than 74 people who are 100 years old or more and 230+ residents aged between 90 and 99 years old.
Bama has one of the highest per-capita concentrations of old people in the world.
The plants and food of the area have many trace elements and more vitamins, carotene, and mineral elements than the plants and food produced in other places, considered to be a contributory factor in the longevity of the people.
Bama is also called Wangang, meaning hundreds of mountains.
Bama is surrounded by green mountains, helping to make the Panyang River pollution-free.
Most of the population live among the mountains and valleys. They have to climb mountains or walk for a long time to go shopping and also get to their fields for work, often several kilometers distant.
This has given the people strong muscles and bones, which is another reason for their long life span. Bama centenarians think that the secret of longevity is to do good deeds, help others, be kind, have confidence and never give up.
More sites:
http://www.chinavista.com/travel/bama/bama.html
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/ruthbarz/6/1269127294/tpod.html
http://www.chinahighlights.com/community/video/bama-longevity-village.asp
http://www.chinaexpat.com/2010/03/25/the-secret-of-bama-county.html/
Many You tube China related video:
http://www.youtube.com/user/chinesecivilization
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