National Fitness Day sees more Chinese take part in sports

​Taichi enthusiasts practice Taichi in a historical site in Quanzhou county, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 26 June 2018. National Fitness Day was founded on August 8, 2009, one year after the success of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The purpose of the day is to promote sports activities among Chinese citizens. More and more Chinese have taken part in physical exercise and sports activities since the fitness day was founded in 2009. [Photo: IC]