In ancient China, many emperors pursued the art of immortality in order to enjoy eternal glory and wealth, hoping to live for a few more years. However, in the past and the present, there are few emperors who have lived a long life, but the people who eat grains and grains have a long life. In ancient historical materials, the longest-lived person recorded, during the Tang Dynasty, he was already born, and lived until the Yuan Dynasty, living for 444 years, which can be described as a very long life.
"Vegetable Basket Gong" is the longevity star of Yongtai County in the Zhishu. In the thirteenth year of the Qianlong Dynasty (1748), the "Chronicle of Yongfu County" wrote in black and white: "Chen Jun, zi Keming, Tangquan people." He was born in the year of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang and the year of Xin Ug (881), the fifth dynasty of the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, and died in the year of Yuan Taiding Jiazi (1324), at the age of 444. ”
It is said that as the elderly grow older, the body gradually atrophises, the body becomes smaller and smaller, "shaped like a child", and the movement is very inconvenient. So the neighbors used hemp bamboo to weave a very large vegetable basket containing the old man, and the provider took turns to carry him in and out of the house, so the neighbors called him "Vegetable Basket Gong". Moreover, at that time, people were willing to worship him in this way, first, they were highly respected in the past, and second, at that time, Chen Jun was already regarded as a god. And these are all recorded in the county records, there should still be a certain degree of credibility, Ye Chenglong said, in fact, Chen Jun also has a title "four hundred and four children", which is little known.
The former residence of the "Vegetable Basket Gong", a 76-year-old Ye Chenglong. Although he is more than a year old and has only read private school for half a year, he loves books and has read a lot of words. He recalls that 40 years ago, he found an ancient book in his father-in-law's father's house, opened it, and found it as a treasure. The book is equivalent to a biography of a person, with about 2/3 of the pages about the "Vegetable Basket Gong" and his own affairs, and the rest of the book about another famous person in the village, Zhang Dao. The book has no title, and the first sentence at the beginning is: Chen Junzi Keming... There are no broken sentences in the whole book. He also only browsed it at the time, so he could only remember some synopsis. According to the book, the "vegetable basket gong" molts 4 times in his life, which is equivalent to 4 times of rejuvenation. Elder Ye Chenglong believes that the current folk saying that "I hope the old man will live to the shell" may come from this.
After Chen Jun's death, the villagers placed his remains in the Tangquan Temple as a memorial, known as "Little Pengzu". Chen Jun's life deeds are engraved on a wooden plaque and preserved from the Yuan Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. As for the reason for Chen Jun's longevity, the first Chen Jun is an old Chinese medicine doctor who may have his own health care. And Chen Jun was traveling around to Tangquan Village, only to settle down here, this is a beautiful scenery, the environment is good, and there is a hot spring in the village, the villagers say that this is also a key to longevity, the key is that the longevity here is still special, more than 90 years old is not rare. Even if the medical conditions are better now, ninety years old is a high lifespan. The county chronicle also mentioned that relying on human milk for feeding in the later years is not only related to longevity.