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Video: 127-year-old officially declared oldest woman in China

 

Tuesday 27 August 2013 16:49 BST
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A woman in China aged 127 has been named the oldest woman in the country. The woman was born in 1885 and now has 40 grandchildren. Despite her health she is still quite active, she enjoys singing, eating and feeding her chickens.

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