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06/12/2023 11:48 pm
Huang Decheng was considered Taiwan's oldest known man of birth alive, born on 14 Nov 1913, he was the 4 oldest WWII survivor still alive, but he claimed to have been born in 1912 (first year of the Republic of China), stating that his family waited to register him due to higher infant mortality
He died when he fell in the bathroom and hit his head, he died on Dec 5, according to what the source says
The oldest man in Taiwan would be Dong Xiting who claims to have been born in 1911, but does not give his date of birth, it is not known whether this claim is true or not
https://udn.com/news/story/7326/7620187
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05/08/2026 9:32 pm
Australian Woman Chin-Tao Huang Becomes First Validated Taiwanese-Born Supercentenarian
Chin-Tao Huang, a resident of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, has been officially validated as a supercentenarian by LongeviQuest today. At the age of 111 years and 82 days, she is one of the oldest living residents of Australia and is officially the first validated supercentenarian born in Taiwan.
Chin-Tao Huang (黄金桃) was born in Rokutani Village, Chikusan District, Taichū Prefecture, Empire of Japan (now Taiwan), on 15 May 1915, as the seventh child of eight children to parents Xie Hsieh and Liu Ma-Tuan Hsieh. She grew up in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period, so she is fluent in Japanese. Her father was the chief of the village and sent her to primary school. She completed six years of education.
She married Chih-Jen Huang (b. 1910) on 15 January 1939 in Sharen Hō, Nantō Chō, Empire of Japan (present-day Shuili Township, Nantou County, Taiwan), when she was 23 and he was 28. They moved a bit at the start of their marriage, but her optimism, easy-going nature and generosity meant they made friends easily. They had five children together: two daughters and three sons. When her husband’s truck business became successful, they were able to afford the tuition fees and all their children had education and some even studied abroad. They remained together until his death in June 1984.
After the death of her husband, she moved to Australia in 1985 to help her youngest daughter who had three children, including a newborn. Despite not speaking English, she taught herself the numbers in English as well as some basic words, such as “thank you” and “sorry”, enough so she could go to the markets and purchase food. She has also lived in other countries where her children emigrated to such as Thailand and Bolivia and has returned to Taiwan numerous times. Her last trip to Taiwan was for her grandson’s wedding when she was 98 years old.
When asked about the secret to her long life, she would always say: “Go to bed early and get up early”. She would also say she was told by a Japanese teacher to only eat until you were 80% full. She never smoked or drank but loves eating meat, especially chicken and duck. Given her parents lived to their late 80s, Chin Tao’s family believes there is a clear genetic that influenced to her longevity.
At the moment, she is the second-oldest (known) living person in the state of Victoria, after Linda Williams, and one of the oldest living residents of Australia.
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05/08/2026 10:03 pm
@ale76 Congratulations to Ms. Huang (and family) and, of course, the validation team! What an amazing validation!
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
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