The national fitness day: Meet the ‘Chinese got talent’
Updated 18:03, 11-Aug-2018
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In hoping to commemorate the success of the Beijing Olympics 2008 and promote healthy life-style, China has launched the annual August 8 National Fitness Day since 2009. /VCG Photo.

In hoping to commemorate the success of the Beijing Olympics 2008 and promote healthy life-style, China has launched the annual August 8 National Fitness Day since 2009. /VCG Photo.

More and more people in recent years got the habit of doing exercise before or after work, with senior citizens appearing to be more enthusiastic as having more leisure time. /VCG Photo.

More and more people in recent years got the habit of doing exercise before or after work, with senior citizens appearing to be more enthusiastic as having more leisure time. /VCG Photo.

For many places including a park near the Temple of Heaven, “grandpas and grandmas” who were doing their morning exercise had even become a must-see scenic spot. Their “freestyle” exercise may even beyond your imagination. /VCG Photo.

For many places including a park near the Temple of Heaven, “grandpas and grandmas” who were doing their morning exercise had even become a must-see scenic spot. Their “freestyle” exercise may even beyond your imagination. /VCG Photo.

Some of them could do yoga on a narrow stone pillar with a kitty on top of the head to keep balance, while others playing Kungfu with friends, or pulling up on bamboo made horizontal bars. Many of them got stunt-like specialties after years training and exercises, which had largely enriched their lives and helped them to stay healthy. /VCG Photo.

Some of them could do yoga on a narrow stone pillar with a kitty on top of the head to keep balance, while others playing Kungfu with friends, or pulling up on bamboo made horizontal bars. Many of them got stunt-like specialties after years training and exercises, which had largely enriched their lives and helped them to stay healthy. /VCG Photo.