9th city – Xuzhou hosts 3rd International Day of Yoga celebrations today – 1000 Yoga Lovers welcome 3rd IDY at Yunlong Lake, Music Hall Square
23 June 2017, Xuzhou (Jiangsu)
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9th city – Xuzhou hosts 3rd International Day of Yoga celebrations today – 1000 Yoga Lovers welcome 3rd IDY at Yunlong Lake, Music Hall Square 23 June 2017, Xuzhou (Jiangsu)

  Xuzhou (located in Jiangsu) today became the ninth city in the Eastern China region to host the celebration of the 3rd International Day of Yoga (IDY) at a function, which was jointly organized by Consulate General of India, Shanghai along with Xuzhou Municipal People’s Government.

2. The 3rd IDY celebration was held at the scenic Yunlong Lake Music Hall Square, and more than 1000 yoga lovers from all over Xuzhou participated in the Yoga session. Most of the participants included members of several yoga clubs from Xuzhou, young students and member of local media.

3. Giving the inaugural address at the IDY launch, Vice Mayor of Xuzhou, Ms. Li Yan, stated that Yoga is an important ancient heritage that India dedicates to the human being! She added that Yoga was becoming increasingly popular amongst the youth in Xuzhou and that the 3rd IDY celebration in Xuzhou will further add to its popularity and gets more local people to know about the health benefits of practicing Yoga.

4. Consulate General of India Shanghai had arranged through local resources, a Chinese speaking, Indian Yoga teacher from S-VYASA Yoga University, who conducted the Yoga session for the 1000 plus Yoga practitioners, based on the Common Yoga Protocol sent by the Department of AYUSH. The event was extremely well received by the large number of Yoga follower community in Xuzhou.

5. It may be noted that in the Eastern China region of Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu, 3rd IDY celebrations are being organized by CGI Shanghai from 17 - 25 June, one day each across twelve cities in ECR, with theme of “Ten cities, Ten Days, Bringing together 20000 Yoga Lovers closer to India – promoting healthy and harmonious lifestyles”!

6. Each of the venues chosen in the twelve cities, i.e. Wuyi (19 May), Huzhou (20 May), Lishui (10 June), Zhenjiang (11 June), , Hangzhou (17June), Wenzhou (18 June), Shanghai (21 June), Jiaxing (22 June), Xuzhou (23 June), Suqian (23 June) , Taizhou (24 June) and Wuxi (25 June), will be at prestigious open public spaces with participation from at least 1000 people at each venue. The grand finale will be held on 25 June (Sunday) in Wuxi at the foothills of the scenic LIngshan Temple, where nearly 10000 Yoga Lovers are expected to participate in a record setting event in mainland China.

 

Xuzhou (Jiangsu)

23 June 2017