This presentation discusses several customary practices in China that greatly contribute to the quality of life most elderly Chinese experience. The ethnographic interviews and observations for this presentation were conducted primarily along the affluent and developed East coast corridor of China in the cities of Beijing and Nanjing from 2006-2010. It’s no secret...to Chinese... what health experts in the US have been saying will improve our quality of life! Photos and interviews from this fieldwork illustrate several lifestyle practices exemplified among the Chinese that can be modeled and incorporated into our lifestyle in the US.

1. China: Diet and Lifestyle Embracing Western Culture And The New Golden Era: How Golden Is It for Health?

2. What’s Their Secret?

3. Lifestyle and Diet in China: Healthy Living into your 70s, 80s and Beyond? This presentation discusses several customary practices in China that greatly contribute to the quality of life most elderly Chinese experience. The ethnographic interviews and observations for this presentation were conducted primarily along the affluent and developed East coast corridor of China in the cities of Beijing and Nanjing from 2006-2010. It’s no secret...to Chinese... what health experts in the US have been saying will improve our quality of life! Photos and interviews from this fieldwork illustrate several lifestyle practices exemplified among the Chinese that can be modeled and incorporated into our lifestyle in the US.

4. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences PhD students learn field methods

5. Interviews on lifestyle with elderly in parks

6. Social Science Interview Findings

7. Retirement means time for family and community

8. Time for Exercise

9. Even at work/school

10. Group Stretch, Dance and Flex

11. Tai Chi

12. The Traditional Diet of Fresh Vegetables

13. Harvested and Bought Daily

14. Farm to Table

15. Fresh Fruits

16. Local Vendors on Corners

17. Fresh Meat

18. Eaten along with noodles/rice and veggies

19. Traditional Green Tea

20. Hot Tea, Hot Water all day (and nap) Breaks

21. And Beer BreaksToast to your Health

22. Beer is very weak, 3%

23. Nuts and Seeds as Snacks

24. Family Meals at Dinner

25. A Time to Relax

26. Flash Fry Foods

27. Fresh from the Market

28. Market Produce and Meat, Rice and Soup on the side

29. Take your time and enjoy

30. A little oil and high heat

31. No need to diet with this meal

32. Fresh and Colorful

33. Traditional Fast Food

34. Fresh and Fast

35. New Fast Food The New Golden Era

36. The New Golden Era

37. How Golden it is?

38. Embracing The New Western Diet

39. For Chinese Health?