Man Will Refuse To Eat For 49 Days - Would Beat Blaine's Record

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A CHINESE herbalist says he will fast for 49 days in a bid to beat the 44-day record set last year by US magician David Blaine, who achieved the feat suspended above London's River Thames in a glass box.

Chen Jianmin, 50, a second-generation doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, said he will begin the fast on March 20, comsuming only water and no food, the Xinhua news agency reported Monday.

Chen, of Luzhou city in southwest Sichuan province, said his fast would "attest to the regimen of traditional Chinese medical science".

His attempt will take place in Bifengxia Valley, a mountain resort in neighboring Ya'an city, and be monitored by 50 witnesses from around the world, Xinhua said.

Chen claims to have undergone long-term fasting on three previous occasions in 1987, 1994 and 1999.

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