Park life

摘要

From the top of a stone pagoda Li Zhaolin is shouting, almost yodelling: "voice exercises", he calls them, to help him breathe. Several people appear to be wrestling with trees, gripping trunks and pushing against them. One man stands with his arm over a branch and rubs his left armpit against it while patting his head rhythmically with his right hand. A few elderly folk walk backwards, a practice that is believed to help back pain and relieve knee stress. Alone or in groups, many practice tai chi, a Chinese martial art, some with fans or swords.