Alimihan Seyiti, the oldest person in China, passed away at the age of 135 in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Saturday.
Seyiti was born on June 25, 1886 and hailed from Komuxerik Township of Shule county in Kashgar prefecture, according to the county’s publicity department.
Xinhua news agency reported that in 2013, Alimihan Seyiti topped the list of the country’s oldest living persons issued by the China Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics.
Seyiti, who had a very simple and regular daily life, always used to eat on time and enjoy basking in the sun in her yard. She also helped look after her great-grandchildren sometimes.
Komuxerik is known as a “longevity town”, with many elderly persons aged above 90. The improvement of health services has partly contributed to their longevity, reports said.
The local government has provided contracted doctor service, free annual physical checks, and monthly advanced age subsidies for the elderly aged above 60.