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Tai Chi in Beijing Parks

Wednesday, 7/15/2026·127 words·1 min read

Every morningmorning/ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/L1早晨,上午the early part of the day, from when the sun rises until noon, many people go to parks in Beijing. They do tai chi. Tai chi is a slow exerciseexercise/ˈeksərsaɪz/L1锻炼,运动physical activity that you do to stay healthy or become stronger. It is more than 300 years old. One person is Ye Guirong. She is 64 years old. She leads a tai chi groupgroup/ɡruːp/L1组,团体a number of people or things that are together.

The groupgroup/ɡruːp/L1组,团体a number of people or things that are together is called Cypress Grove. It has 30 people. They meet at 7:40 in the morningmorning/ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/L1早晨,上午the early part of the day, from when the sun rises until noon. They practice for one hour. The movements look like birds. One arm goes up. The other arm goes down. The people feel happy and healthy.

New people can joinjoin/dʒɔɪn/L1加入to become a member of a group or organization the group. They learnlearn/lɜːrn/L1学习to get knowledge or skill by studying or practicing the moves from a teacher. Zu Hong is 59 years old. She wanted to exercise. She said tai chi is beautiful. The park is a nice place. There are many trees. The air is good.

Tai Chi in Beijing Parks

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