Retired Chinese bank teller is 103 years old ... and counting

A 103-year-old Chinese retired bank teller is still continuing his lifelong habit of counting money – even though he is mostly confined to his bed, mainland media report.

Lin Yongqing, who lives in the city of Pengzhou, in the southwestern province of Sichuan, spent his whole working life as a bank teller, and enjoyed his job so much that his children leave a pile of 100-yuan notes beside his pillow every day for him to count, the news website Scol.com.cn reported.

Before Lin turned 100, he was still able to walk up and down the stairs at his home by himself and go outside out to play mahjong at the homes of friends living nearby, the report said.

Nowadays he spent most of his time in bed listening to Chinese opera on radio, smoking tobacco – and counting cash – while his children and 90-year-old wife served him his meals, and his favourite type of cake, the report said.