Ray Woolley, pioneer diver and World War 2 veteran, swims over the Zenobia wreck, off the Cypriot town of Larnaca, Cyprus September 1, 2018. (Photo/Agencies)
Falling on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, Chongyang Festival is also called the Double Ninth Festival. It is named as Chongyang Festival because according to the Chinese astrology, nine is a 'Yang' character meaning masculine or positive and 'Chong' in Chinese means double. As both the month and the day are nine, it got this name. The population of elderly people aged over 65 in the world is expected to surpass one billion in 2030. The acceleration of aging requires governments perfect elderly people's later years. Let's have a look how they enjoy their lives worldwide.
Harry Read, 94, takes to the skies from Old Sarum airfield in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and jumped 10,000ft. The D-Day veteran has completed his first high-level skydive since parachuting into Normandy in 1944. Read did the jump to raise money for the Salvation Army, of which he is a life-long member, to help fund the charity's anti-trafficking and modern slavery work in the UK. (Photo/VCG)
Ede Smith, a karate-mad pensioner dubbed ‘ninja nan,’ can break boards with her bare hands and flip grown men three times her weight ? despite being just 5ft 1in. The grandma-of-five got into karate five years ago after her grandson took her to a training session at his school. Ede, from Great Dalby village in Leicestershire, UK, said: “I like karate because it proves to me that I’m capable of doing things that I didn’t think I would be able to do otherwise.” She also said she had rheumatoid arthritis, a knee replacement and a high calcium count which left her unable to do much at all ? but it’s never stopped her from enjoying karate.
Bulgarian Jane Petkov, 64, is held after he wanted to set a new Guinness World Record by attempting to swim more than three kilometers at Macedonia's Lake Ohrid,? in a bag with his arms and legs tied up, in Ohrid, Macedonia, July 24, 2018. (Photo/Agencies)
Zhang Hexian, 94, teaches kung fu in Liyang Town in Ningbo City, East China’s Zhejiang Province. Zhang said she started to learn kung fu at four years old and has kept up her practice for 90 years. She excels in using fists and legs, and her best weapon is sticks. Today she is remains healthy and maintains good daily routines. It's said her skills have enabled her to challenge the local bully and put other rascals in their place. (Photo/Weibo of People’s Daily)
Wang Deshun, 79, presents a creation by Chinese designer Hu Sheguang for the Hu Sheguang 2015-2016 A/W Collection show during China Fashion Week in Beijing, March 25, 2015. (Photo/CFP)
