See twin village where almost every 10th family has twins

– Thirty nine pairs of twins living in one small village? This is a reality for one Chinese community 

– Local experts conducted research on the residents but came to no logical conclusion 

– Some people even moved to the village hoping they will give birth to twins That's a lot! Qingyuan village is home to 367 households and has 39 pairs of twins
That’s a lot! Qingyuan village is home to 367 households and has 39 pairs of twins

A remote village in China has hit the headlines after it was discovered that there are 39 pairs of twins of total 367 households.Qingyuan village has many twins with the oldest pair aged 89
Qingyuan village has many twins with the oldest pair aged 89

Qingyuan is located in mountainous Chongqing and high up at an altitude of 1100 metres with an annual sunshine of around 867 hours.Two sisters stand with their mother wearing identical clothing in Qingyuan village
Two sisters stand with their mother wearing identical clothing in Qingyuan village

It is called a twin village as there is a set of twins in almost every class at the local elementary school. Nevertheless, the locals still don’t know what is the reason for such a rare occurence.

Locals have asked researchers to come to the village in order to understand why there are so many twins
Locals have asked researchers to come to the village in order to understand why there are so many twins

Some of them even claim that the village’s chickens are laying double yolk eggs. However, multiple researches on the village’s anomaly didn’t yeild any results.

Twins are such a phenomenon that even the village's chickens are laying double yolk eggs
Twins are such a phenomenon that even the village’s chickens are laying double yolk eggs
Local media reports that the oldest set of twins in the village are 89 years old! 

Huang Haiqing is also a well-known person in the community as he has an outstanding family with three generations of twins.
The local primary school has a set of twins in almost every class
The local primary school has a set of twins in almost every clas

Huang has a twin brother who also had twin sons and his grandsons are a pair of twins. His niece also gave birth to twin sons! Whoa!Two sisters wear matching clothes as they sit in their village
Two sisters wear matching clothes as they sit in their village

And while some people find it hard to believe that so many twins can be born at one specific place, other even have moved to the village in the hope that they will give birth to twins.


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