In 2016, Lu Wenzhen, the resident Party secretary of Hebei's Yugouliang Village in Liangmianjing Town, Zhangbei County, Zhangjiakou City, first arrived in the village and noticed that the elderly villagers all had the habit of sitting cross-legged on the kang, a traditional heated brick bed. He began linking yoga movements to the villagers' daily chores – working the bellows, sweeping the floor, hand-washing clothes – all of which became sources of inspiration. That's how he created this unique form of "farmer's life yoga."
CGTN host Julian Waghann and Mexican traveler Juan Carlos Cheang Guzman made a special trip to learn from him. Secretary Lu taught them on the spot: the push-and-pull of bellows became arm stretches, the bending of sweeping turned into forward bends, and the rubbing of hand-washing was transformed into twisting poses. The two "students" followed along, clumsy but earnest.
As Secretary Lu puts it: "Yoga isn't about the city – it's about life. You can do it on the kang, in the fields, anywhere."