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‘Longevity city’, marker for China’s ageing future 4 hours ago People practising tai chi along a street in Rugao, China’s Jiangsu province. File/Agence France-Presse Gu Bin leans over a desk as he carefully adds strokes to the Chinese character for “fortune”, before signing off in a flourish with his age — 104. But the spry great-grandfather is five years younger than the oldest member of the community in Rugao, an eastern city home to more than 500 centenarians and which celebrates its elderly with pride, statues and subsidies. Calligraphy is one ...

Thursday, 13 May 2021 08:02 AM MYT Rugao is an eastern Chinese city home to more than 500 centenarians, which celebrates its elderly with pride, statues and subsidies. ― AFP pic via ETX Studio Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. RUGAO (China), May 13 ― Gu Bin leans over a desk as he carefully adds strokes to the Chinese character for “fortune”, before signing off in a flourish with his age ― 104. But the spry great-grandfather is five years younger than the oldest member of the community in Rugao, an eastern city home to more than 500 c...

City of centenarians points the way for China's ageing future Issued on: 12/05/2021 - 04:40 Decades of a one-child policy has built in a demographic challenge for China, with a low birth rate and the world's largest population of elderly to provide for WANG ZHAO AFP 6 min Rugao (China) (AFP) Gu Bin leans over a desk as he carefully adds strokes to the Chinese character for "fortune", before signing off in a flourish with his age -- 104. But the spry great-grandfather is five years younger than the oldest member of the community in Rugao, an eastern...

City of centenarians points the way for China's aging future Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ An older man watches TV at a nursing home in Rugao, China. | AFP-JIJI AFP-JIJI May 12, 2021 Rugao, China – Gu Bin leans over a desk as he carefully adds strokes to the Chinese character for “fortune,” before signing off in a flourish with his age — 104. But the spry great-grandfather is five years younger than the oldest member of the community in Ruga...

BEIJING: The number of retirees in China is set to rocket to around a third of the population, meaning fewer workers and more dependents — a demograph...