A large number of Chinese yoga enthusiasts in Beijing took part in a yoga event organised by the Indian Embassy on Saturday, ahead of the International Yoga Day (IYD) celebrations on June 21.
The IYD is usually celebrated with enthusiasm in China as Yoga promoted as a sport and fitness regime is very popular, with numerous events since its inception by the United Nations in 2014.
Indian Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat and Deputy Ambassador Dr. Acquino Vimal took part in the yoga event held at the India House in Beijing.
바카라Connecting 바카라I바카라 to the 바카라We바카라 and the 바카라We바카라 to the 바카라World바카라, yoga enthusiasts of Beijing came together this morning to inhabit the common consciousness of yoga바카라, a tweet by the Indian Embassy said.
바카라Covid is time killer and yoga is Covid killer,바카라 Rawat said, speaking about the essentiality of yoga in the pandemic era in dealing with mental stress and anxiety in a world of 바카라defaulted timelines바카라.
He also outlined the various events conducted by the Embassy ahead of this year바카라s IDY as well as the digital campaigns that included Asana series, photo and video competitions.
As a highlight 바카라 75 yoga schools across China besides Indian Consulates in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong were also connected to the Saturday바카라s event at the India House here.
A special highlight of the Saturday바카라s event was the stainless steel sculpture of 바카라Dream Yoga바카라 crafted by Beijing-based Indian artist Gurjinder Kaur representing the artist바카라s childhood reminiscence of yoga, which was kept amidst the yoga gathering at the India House.
A number of Chinese yoga teachers from various yoga schools took part in the hour-long yoga session.
Yoga associations all over China were expected to hold the events to mark the IYD on June 21.
Last month the Indian Embassy organised an 바카라Office Yoga바카라 session at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, (SCO) headquarters here.
SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming and Ambassador Rawat along with SCO diplomats attended the specially designed session on Yoga postures for office goers.
Considering the popularity of yoga, China has established a yoga college in Yunnan Minzu University in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province in joint collaboration with India.
(With PTI inputs)
