| Zhu Zhengshi | |
 Zhu Zhengshi on her claimed 118th birthday in 2018. | |
| Birth: | 21 September 1900? Qing dynasty (China) |
| Death: | 30 December 2022 Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
| Age: | 122 years, 100 days? |
| Country: |  CHN
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| Longevity claimant | |
Zhu Zhengshi [Chinese: 朱郑氏] (21 September 1900? – 30 December 2022) was a Chinese longevity claimant whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Zhu Zhengshi claimed to have been born in Qing dynasty (China) on 21 September 1900. She was Hakka. She was one of 6 living generations in her family (as of 2018).
Since a fall in 2015, Zhu walked with a walker. In October 2018, she was reported to be the oldest living person in Chengdu. In September 2021, she celebrated her claimed 121st birthday.
In October 2021, Zhu participated to a "thousand years banquet" [Chinese: 千岁宴] with other elderly people, including her oldest daughter (aged 87 in 2021). According to her great-granddaughter Guo Xiujuan [Chinese: 郭秀娟], her good behavior and appetite are the secrets of her longevity.
Zhu Zhengshi died in Yunhua Community, situated in Shengli Town, Shuangliu District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China on 30 December 2022, at the claimed age of 122 years, 100 days. Her son, aged over 80, had died a few days before her death.
Potential Longevity Records[]
If Zhu's age is correct, she would have been the oldest living person in the world at the time of her death (being older than Lucile Randon of France), and the second-oldest person ever (after Jeanne Calment of France). Zhu Zhengshi would also have been the last surviving person born in the year 1900 and the 19th century, but the verified holder of that title is Nabi Tajima of Japan.
Gallery[]
References[]
- Unvalidated Claims (Age 108 and Older) from China (not updated since 2011)
- 108岁老太摆寿筵庆生日 71个直系子孙祝寿(图) Sina Net, 2 September 2008
- 老人喜过110岁生日 家中摆起百人坝坝宴 Sina Net, 10 September 2010
- Woman celebrates 117th birthday with five generations of her family - but she is NOT the oldest in the world Mirror, 27 September 2017
- Surrounded by family, Zhu Zhengshi celebrates her 118th birthday (...) China Daily, 14 September 2018
- 成都共有1008位百岁以上老人 最长寿者已118岁高龄 Sohu, 16 October 2018
- Born in the family of the Qing Dynasty, the old man has lived together for six generations jqknews, 10 February 2019
- 119-year-old Chengdu woman celebrates birthday China News Service, 2 September 2019
- 她是客家人，今年120岁！出生在清朝，子孙近百位，家中六世同堂！ Sohu, 11 October 2020
- Zhu Zhengshi, 121 years old, celebrated her birthday with relatives in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on Wednesday China News 中国新闻网 on Facebook, 9 September 2021
- 成都最长寿老人领头“百岁天团”：吃“千岁宴”庆重阳 China News, 13 October 2021
- 六世同堂！成都122岁婆婆搬进了电梯房 Sohu, 9 March 2022
- 122岁长寿老人朱郑氏去世，被称为“最牛00后” Sina Net, 30 December 2022