China’s oldest person, who is also claimed to be the oldest person ever, has died at the age of 135 in her local township.
Alimihan Seyiti, a Komuxerik native in Shule County of the northern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region died on 16th December.
According to the county’s Publicity Department, Seyiti was born on June 25, 1886, during the imperial Qing dynasty.
This would make her the oldest living person, although it hasn’t been confirmed internationally.
China’s oldest person, Alimihan Seyiti (pictured) has died at the age of 135 at her home in Komuxerik in Shule County in the north-western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
According to the county’s Publicity Department, Seyiti was born on June 25, 1886, during the imperial Qing dynasty – though this has yet to be internationally confirmed
In 1903, when she was 17, she got married. After adopting a son (and a daughter) with her husband in 1976, they had 43 grandchildren.
The China Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics reported that she was the country’s oldest living citizen in 2013.
The super-centenarian lived a very simple lifestyle up until her passing last week. She enjoyed sunbathing outside her garden and helping her grandchildren with their homework.
The 135-year old woman was not the only one to live an extraordinary life.
At the age 17 she married and had 43 great-grandchildren and grandchildren.
Pictured: Alimihan’s coffin, wrapped in blue cloth, following her death last week on December 16
Komuxerik has been dubbed ‘longevity town’ by local residents and boasts many OAPs aged 90 or over, according to local reports.
One factor that has contributed to residents living longer is the improved health care. Residents were able receive free annual exams, a home medical service, and monthly assistance for those 60+ after their regional government.
According to reports, although the Chinese government claims that she was 135-years old, it was not possible for her age to be internationally confirmed.
Guinness World Records confirmed that it had never been asked to verify the woman’s age independently, and Jeanne Calment from France, who died in 1997 aged 122, is still listed as its longest-living person.
Kane Tanaka (Japan), who turned 119 on the 2nd of January, is the oldest verified living human.