According to the National Taxus Protection Committee, a longevity village discovered in China also benefited from Taxus chinensis. There is a Guodong village in Wuyi County, Zhejiang Province, which was known as "the first geomantic village in the south of the Yangtze River" in the Yuan Dynasty. The villagers in Guodong Village live a long and healthy life, with an average life expectancy of over 85 years. In recent years, after investigation by many scholars, it is found that the east of Guodong Village is close to Longshan primeval forest, and there are many towering trees, especially the national first-class rare tree species Taxus chinensis, which are 600 to 700 years old. In addition, there is a famous longevity village in Yunnan, China-Yongzhi Village. In 2003, a scientific research team came to Yongzhi Changshou Village, a paradise, along the three parallel rivers, and witnessed the six generations of Yongzhi Village, which was also surrounded by yew forests.
Why do people live in places with large yew forests and live longer? The interviewed experts told reporters that a big difference between Taxus chinensis and ordinary plants is that it releases oxygen during the day and inhales carbon dioxide at night, while ordinary plants release oxygen during the day and inhale carbon dioxide at night.