17.8 thousand centenarians in China

时间：2007-12-14 08:16:59

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Chinanews, Guilin, Dec. 14 – Zhao Baohua, a senior official from China Longevity1 Research Association, said on Wednesday in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous2 Region that China has entered the longevity era. As Chinese people’s life expectancy3 prolonged, China now has 17 thousand centenarians.

 

On that day, Yongfu County in Guangxi and Mayang Miao Autonomous County in Hunan Province were listed as China’s “land of longevity”. The average life expectancy in Mayang is 75.6, and there are 45 centenarians in every 350 thousand people. The county has set up a comprehensive healthcare system, which guarantees every centenarian gets a monthly pension of 200 yuan.

 

Yongfu County has made it a rule to offer all its old people free medical care service, and to hold celebration for each centenarian’s birthday and this has made Yongfu famous in the world.

 

The selection of China’s “land of longevity” started in 2005, and it has strict standards. Life expectancy should be higher than national average, and people above 80 should occupy 1.4% of the town’s total population.

 
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1 longevity C06xQ     
n.长命；长寿
参考例句：
  • Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。
  • Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。
2 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
3 expectancy tlMys     
n.期望，预期，（根据概率统计求得）预期数额
参考例句：
  • Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.日本人的平均寿命非常长。
  • The atomosphere of tense expectancy sobered everyone.这种期望的紧张气氛使每个人变得严肃起来。

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