From 25th-26th August, the 2018 China International Taiji·Yoga Conference hosted by China India Friendship Association was held in Beijing. Madame Lin Yi, Vice President of Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and Mr. Sharique Badr, Second Secretary of the Indian Embassy to China attended its opening ceremony.

Vice President Lin Yi said on the opening ceremony that the essence of Taiji and Yoga is similar and interconnected, so that they could act as the bridge for Chinese and Indian cultural exchanges. She hoped that though Taiji and Yoga, the two sports that full of Eastern ancient wisdom, we could promote the mutual learning and people-to-people bond between China and India, as well as between China and the world.

On the opening ceremony, the champion of 2018 Yoga Asanas Competition, renowned Taiji masters and traditional Indian culture artists selected by the Indian Embassy offered wonderful performances.

Photographed by Jiao Tianjiao