While PM Modi has been promoting Yoga across the India, more than 10,000 people took part in the final event marking the third International Day of Yoga in China on Sunday. This is one of the largest participation of enthusiasts in a yoga programme organised in the Nation this year.
The event was organised in 12 cities in Wuxi in Jiangsu province in eastern China. The setting to celebrate the grand finale was the scenic Lingshan Dafo (Buddhist Temple in Wuxi) and the Buddhist Palace. The event was spread across 10 practice venues with nearly 9 yoga on the stage. The most number of participants turned up from Wuxi and its neighbouring cities for the event jointly organised by the consulate and Wuxi Municipal People’s Government. A large number of Indian students also participated in the event.
Mayor of Wuxi, Wang Quan, said that yoga is another facet of the long-standing cultural cooperation between India and China, and with today’s massive event he expects that yoga will become the “signature name card” for his city. Since Buddhism came from India to China, it was ideal for Lingshan Dafo Buddhist Temple to host the event, he added.
The event concluded with a conference on the objectives of yoga and Ayurveda at the Buddhist Palace, which was attended by yoga teachers and Ayurveda doctors from India.
