TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY TOM HANCOCK - (FILES) - Photo taken on January 22, 2013 shows the 103 year old woman, Xu Yuhe in Chengmai, China's southern Hainan province. Many locals live in unheated homes of a few dollars a day, the elderly suffered through wars and famines. Nevertheless, they have one of the highest life expectancies in the world: more than 200 of the 560,000 inhabitants have been living more than 100 years - this is one of the highest rates in the world. At least three are even over 110 years old - which give it less than 400 people worldwide. Since the accompanying story moved, Xu Yuhe has turned 104. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO
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