🇨🇳China Longevity Practices

China's Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) system has catalogued longevity-promoting practices for over 3,000 years, and modern research is increasingly validating many of these traditions. China is home to several notable longevity villages — Bama in Guangxi province and Rugao in Jiangsu — where centenarian rates far exceed national averages. Tai chi, a slow-moving martial art practiced by millions of elderly Chinese, has been shown in randomized trials to improve balance, reduce falls, lower blood pressure, and enhance immune function. Medicinal mushrooms like reishi, cordyceps, and lion's mane are experiencing a renaissance in Western biohacking circles, driven by research into their immune-modulating, neuroprotective, and adaptogenic properties.