see more

This picture taken on March 31, 2021 shows centenarian Gu Bin (R) writing calligraphy at his home in Rugao, China's Jiangsu province. - Rugao is an eastern Chinese city home to more than 500 centenarians, which celebrates its elderly with pride, statues and subsidies. - TO GO WITH China-social-economy-ageing,FEATURE by HELEN ROXBURGH AND QIAN YE (Photo by WANG ZHAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH China-social-economy-ageing,FEATURE by HELEN ROXBURGH AND QIAN YE (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on March 31, 2021 shows centenarian Gu Bin (R) writing calligraphy at his home in Rugao, China's Jiangsu province. - Rugao is an eastern Chinese city home to more than 500 centenarians, which celebrates its elderly with pride, statues and subsidies. - TO GO WITH China-social-economy-ageing,FEATURE by HELEN ROXBURGH AND QIAN YE (Photo by WANG ZHAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH China-social-economy-ageing,FEATURE by HELEN ROXBURGH AND QIAN YE (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)