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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Y. María Teresa Hernández

Tai chi practitioners seek balance and well-being in fast-paced Beijing

China Tai Chi - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

One arm raised and the other lowered, hundreds of people move every morning like birds spreading their wings at the heart of Beijing’s Temple of Heaven.

It’s a movement in tai chi, a physical and philosophical practice developed more than 300 years ago that continues to resonate in China today.

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