A man who has reached the extraordinary age of 111 has revealed the secrets to his long life - wine and sweets.

Zhan Changcheng - who has nine children, three sons and six daughters aged between 59 and 82 - still remains active, enjoying walks and card games with friends.

He hails from Wanyao Village located south of Shanghai, China , and was born on 17 March 1914. Zhan has lived through World War I, the Warlord Era, the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War, and 76 years of communist rule.

All four generations of Zhan's family live under the same roof, and his 72-year-old second son, Zhan Yingtong, and his 69-year-old youngest son, Zhan Yingqin, take turns looking after him with their partners.

Yingtong said his father's personal care borders on "obsessive" given how parti

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