Few yoga associations in China have held yoga days to mark the occasion
International Yoga Day was celebrated in China on Sunday with discrete events due to the coronavirus pandemic and tensions along the actual line of control or LAC. China, where yoga has been popular, has generally celebrated the occasion with many events since its creation by the United Nations in 2014.
This year, the main event was held at the House of India where Indian Ambassador Vikram Misri led the celebration of International Yoga Day, with the participation of Indian and foreign diplomats and their families.
Misri said this year’s program was “full of challenges”. “Even with the challenges we faced, we had thought of a slightly larger event, but with the recent coronavirus epidemic in Beijing, we have to cut back on our plans to make it a small event,” he said. he declares.
“Nevertheless, when the photos of this come home, there will be a little surprise for many of our friends in India who will see that we have managed to go out and keep the IYD outside not only with our families but also with friends who are also close relatives, “added Mr. Misri.
China has seen new cases of coronavirus in the past few weeks after being able to control the contagious viral disease after it first appeared in Wuhan last year. The NHC said on Saturday that mainland China has so far reported 83,352 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 4,634 deaths.
Officials said the new strain of the virus in Beijing came from Europe.
Mr. Misri said that the value of yoga is more than ever.
“In these times, the value of yoga is much more than ever. The constraints and tensions that are on us in the era of COVID-19 can perhaps be very well treated by the yogic technique,” he said. he declares.
According to media reports, few yoga associations in China have organized yoga days to mark the occasion.
In Beijing, Yogi Yoga, a popular yoga institution with branches all over China, organized an online yoga conference, according to its founder Mohan Singh Bhandari. Given the popularity of yoga, China has established a yoga college at Yunnan Minzu University in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, in collaboration with India.
The low-key yoga events also take place against the backdrop of a violent confrontation between the Indian and Chinese armies in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday.
