Chinese Weather Woman Stuns The World By Not Aging For 22 Years On Screen, And Here’s The Proof
We all have that one friend who, while everyone else descends into middle age with a certain paunchy weariness, is somehow still recognizable from their senior yearbook photos. Even down to that irritatingly youthful and carefree grin. How do they it? That’s exactly what people have been asking about Yang Dan, a 44-year-old weather woman from China’s state broadcaster CCTV.
A video of Ms. Yang have recently gone viral on Chinese social media, showing her at work over her 22 year stint as weather presenter. Astonishingly, she looks almost exactly the same as when she began her job as a 22-year-old back in 1996, when the Spice Girls ruled the airwaves and we were in thrall to snake, on our Nokia phones.
The video was originally shared by the weather program to mark International Woman’s Day, with the caption, “Many web users have grown up watching her show. They marveled why they have grown older but she hasn’t. What’s more? It appears she is younger and younger.”
Now being referred to as the ‘ageless goddess,’ the award-winning weather presenter has left people scratching their heads with wonder at what her secret could be. Some even joked that it was a conspiracy, and all 22 years worth of weather reports were filmed in a single day. How else to explain it? It’s either that, or the mythical fountain of youth is definitely located somewhere in China!
Scroll down below to check out the pics for yourself, and feel free to share your own anti-aging tips in the comments!
More info: Chinese Government Website (h/t: dailymail)
Watch the video below to see her through the years
She definitely looks nice, but she also definitely has aged. If you compare the oldest and newest images you can see she's lost her childhood roundness in her face and has more defined adult features.
Yep. She looks about 16 in the first one and about 22 in the last.
Load More Replies...Great genes and Good Makeup. The genetic key is late puberty. The later one enters puberty, the longer lived and more youthful one looks. At 73 I am constantly assumed to be in my mid 50s. And it was because I didn't enter puberty until I was about three months from turning 16. I always considered it a curse, but not any longer. I got this from my Mother's genes. She will be 95 the later part of this month, and she doesn't look a day over 80. And she drives all over the SouthEast to visit relatives on a consistent basis.
The puberty thing isn't true at all. It's just genes as to whether you look older or not. I have always looked younger than my age, and get mistaken for 10 years younger all the time, and I entered puberty at 12.
Load More Replies...White people age every day, from birth. But Asian and black people stay young until one day in their 70s when they just hit 'old' and age overnight.
It seems that way, but that's not quite true. White people have less collagen, so the skin wrinkles as they age. Darker skin has more melon in which collects under the skin as they age, leaving dark spots. That's how you tell the age.
Load More Replies...As an Asian with lots of aunt's and great aunt's I must say it really does have to do with the diet... moderate exercise (yoga and tai chi mostly) and lots positive energy. Most of them looks at least 20 years younger than they actually are.
Have a look in her house. There will be a portrait of an old, old woman in some dark corner.
yeah well these are pretty small images. let;s see some well lit, high resolution, no makeup, closeup images, then see if it's still that impressive
I guess she pre-recorded 30 years' weather reports at 1996. Maybe 50 years?
theese are obviously not the sam woman. If you look carefully the nose changes... PS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-race_effect
You're right! There's no way she could have had a nose job within 22 years,!
Load More Replies...Asian women are kind of known for not aging. :) average_as...6ac033.jpg
She looks very similar and has barely aged which is amazing. You can tell that she does look older but she looks only around at most early 30s in the last picture which means she had to be ~8 when she took the first picture but she's not ^^
My grandfather (asian) had in his late 70s still no wrinkles on his face and body. Not a single one. He looked like in his 50s till he died with 79
The secret is to not overeat or over consume calories in your lifetime. Then your skin doesn't stretch out like a deflated balloon and your body's energy isn't depleted.
She's 44. I actually got carded by a checkout guy who thought I was a teenager when I was 39. But, now, people don't think anything of it when I tell them I'm 57.
I'm not saying absolutely that this is the case, but I'm wondering if this is a western perspective because we aren't as familiar with Asian features, so we don't notice the details as much. I wonder if Chinese people also thinks that she looks like she hasn't aged.
I'm Chinese. These pictures are too small so I can't actually tell, but I think she slightly aged. My mom is also famous for not aging (even among Chinese), but still looks obviously older that her (about the same age)
Load More Replies...With the right kind of skin care and protection from the sun, many people can keep their skin this young looking or close to it, but it absolutely requires beginning in your teens. I'm also betting she has never smoked, and is moderate about alcohol. Good job! I wish I hadn't smoked or done tanning when I was a teen/young adult.
Reminds me of Pat Boone and D**k Clarke; they never seemed to age for a long time.
I got a simple explanation for everyone — hold on, *clears throat* Aliens.
In Spain, we have an inmortal too. Jordi Hurtado, https://www.google.es/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diariosur.es%2Fnoticias%2F201702%2F17%2Fmedia%2Fcortadas%2Fjordi-k0FE-U212198807630KcD-490x578%40Diario%2520Sur.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diariosur.es%2Fculturas%2Ftv%2F201702%2F17%2Fsaber-durar-20170217121752.html&docid=qH83insTF1jyvM&tbnid=0wA-eon-ResgbM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwidsN_FwOfZAhXERhQKHZ7QCS8QMwg7KAgwCA..i&w=490&h=578&bih=962&biw=1920&q=jordi%20hurtado&ved=0ahUKEwidsN_FwOfZAhXERhQKHZ7QCS8QMwg7KAgwCA&iact=mrc&uact=8
Chinese conspiracy, they just replaced her with a very similar looking girl every few years.
Newscasters typically have to buy their own wardrobe, so yes, they probably repeat outfits quite often. You just don't notice it as much with men because they just wear boring suits
Load More Replies...Having studied social aspects of china and women living there, they are highly influenced by american standards. She probably had to undergo serious face lifts or botox so she can a) keep her job, because once a women looks too old she's gone and b) meet unrealistic hollywood standards so they can continue to respect her. The social norms in china in regards to women on TV or of high stature are very highly sexualized and often compared to hollywood celebrities. Some even go to the extent of having their eyes changed so they can look more "American". This post might actually help her progress in her line of work because she was made popular in the western world. It is sad when you think about it. What i have seen and learned while being there is horrible for many women.
This meme is applicable to the ladies in my family, so yes I believe it. :) WP_2018021...dbe8be.jpg
I don't know, maybe it's just my eyes, but I'd say she looks even younger...
Women aren't allowed to age on tv...have you ever seen the movie Looker?
Asians don't really age... Lol! I'm full Korean and I was told that I look like I haven't aged really lol! I actually was told that I look better as I age than I was in my 20's.
I'm an Italo-Croatian and I've been told by Koreans I look younger than my age. While, back in my hometown, when I was an adolescent, I was often told I looked older, like an adult already. I'd love to think I'm aging backwards, but to be real, I assume it's just that when somebody looks different than the type you're used to seeing, it's harder to tell their age.
Load More Replies...She has great genes, money to take care of herself, but she may have also taken estrogen.
I remember when I worked as a security guard in a casino we had an instruction manual that gave us guidance on how to tell whether we should "card" somebody. It said that it is particularly hard to tell how old East Asian and Southeast Asian women are. That guide was determined to be racist and removed from most casinos (I think it was originally published by Harrah's, but sold to a large number of other casinos).
I'm white, but lived in East Asia for many years. It's not hard to tell at all if you know what to look for.
Load More Replies...looks older to me. the same weight. some people don't put weight on when older.
I would like to see some images not taken with a potato. Give me an actual proper photograph from the years for comparison. You can hide a lot of wrinkles in a tiny, low rez photo.
Load More Replies...Oooo sir, your job is very difficult, but you are doing a great job for latest news and update. Beside this your site looks pretty awesome, super feeling when I’m browsing posts. Everything runs and loads fast and smooth. Thanks..... www.mykotori.com
Sorry not being racist, but Asian people I swear to god, don't seem to age at all imo.
Load More Replies...The one child policy was amended to a two child policy in January 2016. Chinese women are however still closely monitored every few months to make sure they are not pregnant without "permission". Forced abortions and sterilizations are common.
Load More Replies...She definitely looks nice, but she also definitely has aged. If you compare the oldest and newest images you can see she's lost her childhood roundness in her face and has more defined adult features.
Yep. She looks about 16 in the first one and about 22 in the last.
Load More Replies...Great genes and Good Makeup. The genetic key is late puberty. The later one enters puberty, the longer lived and more youthful one looks. At 73 I am constantly assumed to be in my mid 50s. And it was because I didn't enter puberty until I was about three months from turning 16. I always considered it a curse, but not any longer. I got this from my Mother's genes. She will be 95 the later part of this month, and she doesn't look a day over 80. And she drives all over the SouthEast to visit relatives on a consistent basis.
The puberty thing isn't true at all. It's just genes as to whether you look older or not. I have always looked younger than my age, and get mistaken for 10 years younger all the time, and I entered puberty at 12.
Load More Replies...White people age every day, from birth. But Asian and black people stay young until one day in their 70s when they just hit 'old' and age overnight.
It seems that way, but that's not quite true. White people have less collagen, so the skin wrinkles as they age. Darker skin has more melon in which collects under the skin as they age, leaving dark spots. That's how you tell the age.
Load More Replies...As an Asian with lots of aunt's and great aunt's I must say it really does have to do with the diet... moderate exercise (yoga and tai chi mostly) and lots positive energy. Most of them looks at least 20 years younger than they actually are.
Have a look in her house. There will be a portrait of an old, old woman in some dark corner.
yeah well these are pretty small images. let;s see some well lit, high resolution, no makeup, closeup images, then see if it's still that impressive
I guess she pre-recorded 30 years' weather reports at 1996. Maybe 50 years?
theese are obviously not the sam woman. If you look carefully the nose changes... PS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-race_effect
You're right! There's no way she could have had a nose job within 22 years,!
Load More Replies...Asian women are kind of known for not aging. :) average_as...6ac033.jpg
She looks very similar and has barely aged which is amazing. You can tell that she does look older but she looks only around at most early 30s in the last picture which means she had to be ~8 when she took the first picture but she's not ^^
My grandfather (asian) had in his late 70s still no wrinkles on his face and body. Not a single one. He looked like in his 50s till he died with 79
The secret is to not overeat or over consume calories in your lifetime. Then your skin doesn't stretch out like a deflated balloon and your body's energy isn't depleted.
She's 44. I actually got carded by a checkout guy who thought I was a teenager when I was 39. But, now, people don't think anything of it when I tell them I'm 57.
I'm not saying absolutely that this is the case, but I'm wondering if this is a western perspective because we aren't as familiar with Asian features, so we don't notice the details as much. I wonder if Chinese people also thinks that she looks like she hasn't aged.
I'm Chinese. These pictures are too small so I can't actually tell, but I think she slightly aged. My mom is also famous for not aging (even among Chinese), but still looks obviously older that her (about the same age)
Load More Replies...With the right kind of skin care and protection from the sun, many people can keep their skin this young looking or close to it, but it absolutely requires beginning in your teens. I'm also betting she has never smoked, and is moderate about alcohol. Good job! I wish I hadn't smoked or done tanning when I was a teen/young adult.
Reminds me of Pat Boone and D**k Clarke; they never seemed to age for a long time.
I got a simple explanation for everyone — hold on, *clears throat* Aliens.
In Spain, we have an inmortal too. Jordi Hurtado, https://www.google.es/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diariosur.es%2Fnoticias%2F201702%2F17%2Fmedia%2Fcortadas%2Fjordi-k0FE-U212198807630KcD-490x578%40Diario%2520Sur.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diariosur.es%2Fculturas%2Ftv%2F201702%2F17%2Fsaber-durar-20170217121752.html&docid=qH83insTF1jyvM&tbnid=0wA-eon-ResgbM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwidsN_FwOfZAhXERhQKHZ7QCS8QMwg7KAgwCA..i&w=490&h=578&bih=962&biw=1920&q=jordi%20hurtado&ved=0ahUKEwidsN_FwOfZAhXERhQKHZ7QCS8QMwg7KAgwCA&iact=mrc&uact=8
Chinese conspiracy, they just replaced her with a very similar looking girl every few years.
Newscasters typically have to buy their own wardrobe, so yes, they probably repeat outfits quite often. You just don't notice it as much with men because they just wear boring suits
Load More Replies...Having studied social aspects of china and women living there, they are highly influenced by american standards. She probably had to undergo serious face lifts or botox so she can a) keep her job, because once a women looks too old she's gone and b) meet unrealistic hollywood standards so they can continue to respect her. The social norms in china in regards to women on TV or of high stature are very highly sexualized and often compared to hollywood celebrities. Some even go to the extent of having their eyes changed so they can look more "American". This post might actually help her progress in her line of work because she was made popular in the western world. It is sad when you think about it. What i have seen and learned while being there is horrible for many women.
This meme is applicable to the ladies in my family, so yes I believe it. :) WP_2018021...dbe8be.jpg
I don't know, maybe it's just my eyes, but I'd say she looks even younger...
Women aren't allowed to age on tv...have you ever seen the movie Looker?
Asians don't really age... Lol! I'm full Korean and I was told that I look like I haven't aged really lol! I actually was told that I look better as I age than I was in my 20's.
I'm an Italo-Croatian and I've been told by Koreans I look younger than my age. While, back in my hometown, when I was an adolescent, I was often told I looked older, like an adult already. I'd love to think I'm aging backwards, but to be real, I assume it's just that when somebody looks different than the type you're used to seeing, it's harder to tell their age.
Load More Replies...She has great genes, money to take care of herself, but she may have also taken estrogen.
I remember when I worked as a security guard in a casino we had an instruction manual that gave us guidance on how to tell whether we should "card" somebody. It said that it is particularly hard to tell how old East Asian and Southeast Asian women are. That guide was determined to be racist and removed from most casinos (I think it was originally published by Harrah's, but sold to a large number of other casinos).
I'm white, but lived in East Asia for many years. It's not hard to tell at all if you know what to look for.
Load More Replies...looks older to me. the same weight. some people don't put weight on when older.
I would like to see some images not taken with a potato. Give me an actual proper photograph from the years for comparison. You can hide a lot of wrinkles in a tiny, low rez photo.
Load More Replies...Oooo sir, your job is very difficult, but you are doing a great job for latest news and update. Beside this your site looks pretty awesome, super feeling when I’m browsing posts. Everything runs and loads fast and smooth. Thanks..... www.mykotori.com
Sorry not being racist, but Asian people I swear to god, don't seem to age at all imo.
Load More Replies...The one child policy was amended to a two child policy in January 2016. Chinese women are however still closely monitored every few months to make sure they are not pregnant without "permission". Forced abortions and sterilizations are common.
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