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Man Shrubs Longevity 寿 China Glued Body Added

meaning longevity
number 2575
hanzi 寿
story This old China man glued shrubs to his body. The added intake of oxygen from the shrubs was, according to him, the secret of his longevity. Sometimes he would sit all day in meditation without moving, and the locals believed the old man had actually turned into a shrub !
traditional

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