| Shen Guangyuan | |
 Shen Guangyuan at the age of 105. | |
| Birth: | 18 January 1911 Jianshe Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, Qing dynasty (China) |
| Death: | fl.30 September 2021 Jianshe Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, China |
| Age: | 110 years, 259+ days |
| Country: |  CHN
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| Unvalidated | |
Shen Guangyuan [Chinese: 沈光远] (18 January 1911 – fl.30 September 2021) was a Chinese supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). He was a retired teacher from Shanghai who taught at various middle schools across China for over 56 years. He has been regarded as a "leading educator" in the Chongming district.
Biography[]
Shen Guangyuan was born in Jianshe Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, Qing dynasty (China) on 18 January 1911 (18 December 1910 by the Lunar calendar). In 1919, he enrolled in Tangjiazhai Primary School in Bang Town, and later attended private Boyue Primary School. He attended high school at Zhende High School, and pursued higher education at Shanghai Private Daxia University.
Upon graduating from university, he began teaching mathematics at Chongming Private Minben Middle School in 1931, and later taught at several other schools throughout his career, including Baozhen Junior High School, Chongming Middle School, Beipu Middle School, Datong Middle School, Xinfeng Middle School, Dongfeng Middle School and other schools for 56 years. In addition to being a math teacher, he also had several administrative roles at the schools he taught at, including working as the director of general affairs and as an accountant. He is considered to be a leading educator in Chongming.
In 2006, Shen penned an article titled "Memoirs of Shen Guangyuan", which chronicles his long teaching career, including his experiences working hard to operate a school for poorer students in Chongming after Japanese troops invaded the region in 1938 and relocated hundreds of students.
Shen celebrated his 110th birthday in January 2021. In October 2021, he was reported to be the 4th-oldest living man in Shanghai, behind Tao Ruisheng, Chen Zhongbo, and Yang Longsheng. In October 2022, he was not on the list of living centenarians of the city of Shanghai.
Shen Guangyuan was last confirmed alive in Jianshe Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, China on 30 September 2021, at the age of 110 years and 255 days. He is believed to have died in late 2021 or early 2022.
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- 第八届崇明区二月二龙抬头文化旅游节，未完待续…… Sohu, 8 March 2019
- 沈光远｜我在东风中学任教 人民号, 20 July 2020
- 沈光遠|回憶私立堡鎮初中補習班 PPFocus (人人焦點), 22 February 2021
- 上海现有3418位百岁老人，最高寿老人徐素珍已114岁 Pujiang Titles (浦江头条), 14 October 2021
- 百岁老人增至3689位！2022年上海百岁寿星榜发布 Sina Finance, 4 October 2022