Local governments joined hands with the Indian embassy and consulates across China to organise Yoga classes, with teachers flown in from India and thousands of Chinese expected to take part .

On Saturday morning, more than 600 Chinese practitioners took part in a Yoga session in Beijing’s biggest park. Five Indian teachers guided them.

Indian diplomat Bala Bhaskar read out Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on the second Yoga day: “Yoga is more than a physical exercise – it enables us to access a new dimension of the self.”

The Indian consulate in Shanghai helped organise Yoga sessions in nine cities, beginning with Wenzhou on Saturday. Shanghai will hold a session on June 21 that is expected to attract a large number of Chinese followers.

@Agency report.