Refreshing beat of life

Ba duan jin offers health benefits by coordinating body movements with breathing and a relaxed mind, Shen Wendi and Ma Jingna report.

"With your fingers crossed, inhale, then slowly lift your arms above your head."

Long Jing, 66, is demonstrating a ba duan jin exercise in a video she posted on the Douyin video app.

As one of a handful of high-level professionals in Lanzhou, Gansu province, Long has been teaching ba duan jin for over 15 years. Each morning from 7 am to 8:30 am, she used to organize morning exercise sessions at the biggest square in the city, attracting 100 to 200 participants every day.