In Guangzhou, there is a group of "old people" who are getting older but are full of energy and master one or two extraordinary talents, including origami, pediatric massage, yoga, and cooking.

Source: Guangzhou Daily

Learn photography, learn Cantonese cuisine, learn erhu, and practice yoga. Many "old Guangzhou" have no backward thinking and a younger mentality

Learn skills every week to grow up with granddaughter

Today is both Double Ninth Festival and Respect for the Elderly Day . Around the festival, people not only climb high and look far and strengthen their bodies, but also pay more and more attention to the quality of life of the elderly.

In Guangzhou, there is such a group of "old people". They are getting older but are full of vitality and master one or two extraordinary talents such as origami, pediatric massage, yoga, and cooking. Behind this, they are inseparable from their youthful mentality and their hard work in the senior school for many years. It is precisely because of their spirit of "living until old age and learning until old age" that interprets the true portrayal of "there is an old age in the family, like a treasure."

"Almighty" Grandpa: Open the official account to share life

Hou Weiming Da uncle showed origami skills to reporters. Reporter Li Bo Photo

"Han Prince 's white horse must be made with white paper to make it powerful; while Guan Yu's red rabbit horse is made with red paper." In the hands of 67-year-old Hou Weiming, a piece of paper becomes a vivid three-dimensional horse in 5 minutes. Uncle Ming has been learning handmade origami for 3 years. At first, it was to train his thinking and hands-on ability, and he also liked to join his granddaughter, , Xiaohou . "My granddaughter's imagination is imaginative, and she folds out quirky works such as cars and sharks. I have a bad memory and need to learn and practice more so that my granddaughter can give me a thumbs up."

However, as my granddaughter grows up, her hobbies continue to expand, and Uncle Ming once felt that he was "abandoned". Uncle Ming said that his granddaughter now likes playing piano and yangqin and , and has lost his past interest in origami. In order to keep up with his granddaughter's pace, he signed up for the Erhu class at Guangzhou University for the Elderly, regained his performance skills many years ago. Not long ago, he played the nursery rhyme "One Cent" with his granddaughter.

"The granddaughter's interests often change. I have to try my best to keep up, otherwise I will be 'fired'." Uncle Ming said that his life is fulfilling and happy now, and he has to learn courses such as photography, erhu, table tennis, origami every week. In addition, he was energetic and opened his personal WeChat official account to share his granddaughter's growth process and his baking experience.

"For Eat" Boss: keen on making recipes, no repetition for 30 days

Uncle Chen Yaorong chose fresh ingredients in the market. Photo by reporter Li Bo

"Guangzhou people love to eat, and I love to eat and cook." Yesterday, 64-year-old Chen Yaorong shuttled through the vegetable market as usual, looking for fresh ingredients for three meals a day. Uncle Rong claimed to be greedy for delicious food, but his figure was kept quite standard. "Maybe I eat healthier and often walk vigorously, so I don't have any major problems at the moment."

htmlOver 01 years ago, Uncle Rong enrolled in the Cantonese cuisine cooking class at the Municipal University of the Elderly to further improve his cooking level. He learned about food matching and scientific diet; outside the classroom, he often lingers in the vegetable market, picks up ingredients on the spot, and when he gets home, he picks up a spatula to make Cantonese cuisine with all colors, fragrances and flavors.

"My cooking hobby is very supportive of my family." Uncle Rong said with a smile that the kitchen used to be his wife's "world", but now it has become the stage for him to complete the "test paper". "My daughter is also a 'greedy cat' and often asks me questions. She has to cook different dishes almost every day."

Obviously, Uncle Rong is happy. "I will make a recipe almost every week, striving to make it different every day and have new ones every month!" Uncle Rong introduced that the dishes every day include three dishes and one soup. For example, in early autumn, the human body is prone to getting angry. You should make cuttlefish, roast bones, and chrysanthemum eggs. Drinking some soup can clear heat and reduce fire.

"Guangzhou people pay attention to not eating from time to time, and use fresh ingredients for festivals to satisfy their 'picky' stomach." Uncle Rong said, "In the future, continue to make more beautiful dishes to make your family eat healthier and better."

Yoga Grandma: defeat the elderly and teach her grandchildren

Aunt Xie Manrong practices yoga with her granddaughter. Reporter Li Bo, photographed by

"Grandma, it turns out that you can't do the back arch bridge and ingot waist. What else do you know how to do? Let me teach you!" Faced with the "teaching" of 6-year-old granddaughter Xixi, 70-year-old Xie Manrong couldn't stop smiling.Unexpectedly, Aunt Rong didn't expect that she taught Xixi step by step to make , one-character three years ago. In just 3 years, Xixi began to challenge her "authority".

In 2006, elder yoga courses emerged in Guangzhou, and the novel and challenging course attributes suddenly attracted Aunt Rong. Since then, Aunt Rong has gradually studied basic and intermediate courses, and finally joined the school yoga performance team and began to deal with difficult yoga movements. "At first, every day after a stretching class, my muscles would be sore for several days; later, in order to practice difficult movements such as "Lighting upside down" and "Stand Upside down", I watched TV at home and insisted on doing a one-way horse on the sofa and constantly strengthened my practice."

Aunt Rong said that learning yoga for the elderly is hard, but the benefits it brings to the body can be considered immediate. After retirement, Aunt Rong often suffered from cervical and lumbar pain, but after practicing yoga for a period of time, these symptoms were greatly relieved. "The elderly's illness cannot be cured, but through stretching exercise, the mental outlook can be completely renewed."

Aunt Rong's excellence was also seen by her granddaughter Xixi. Around 2015, whenever I saw Aunt Rong practicing yoga at home, 3-year-old Xixi "copy the same thing". The grandparents and grandchildren had a lot of fun. One of the elderly and the other ones had become a beautiful "scenery" at home.

Now, the little grandson Fengfeng has also become a "yoga fan". On the yoga mat, the three grandparents and grandchildren not only play and play, but also often compete for their respective body flexibility. "Now I have been surpassed by my grandchildren, and I have taught my apprentice to death," said Aunt Rong with a smile. (Reporter Ye Bijun)