Elderly rural Chinese who embrace ancient art of yoga in region dubbed 'The First Yoga Village in China' become unlikely internet hit | South China Morning Post

It's an ancient exercise normally associated with India and while it's popular among hipster urban white-collar workers in China, yoga has made a surprise - and expert - appearance among seniors in a remote mainland village. About 200 kilometres from Beijing, tucked away in Yugouliang village, a group of senior yoga exponents perform highly difficult movements belying their advancing years. The average age of a Yugouliang resident is mid-60s. A video of them exercising has attracted a lot of attention on Chinese social media, with a video receiving 76,000 likes on Kuaishou, a Chinese TikTok-like platform. Posters online have dubbed…