Senior Citizens

Waking up with Tai-Chi

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January 15th 2010
I wish I could wake up to this sight every day. We spent the morning in Xing Gong Park watching the birds in their cages and what seemed like half the seniors in Xi'an doing various exercises. The activities included tai-chi (of all types, groups, individuals and levels); a myriad of different dances; choral practices; hacky sack, which they invited me to join; ping pong; badminton; water callig ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more