ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 6月26日 03時23分

As the top Chinese official in his village, Lu Wenzhen had a problem. The young people had all moved away. The elderly farmers left behind were ailing. His aging hamlet needed money. Then, 2 years ago, he had a eureka moment. “Yoga,” he said. It was an audacious plan that seemed out of place in Yugouliang, a community of fewer than 100 people far from the gyms and health food stores. The village is so remote that the closest train station is 2 hours away. Residents — whose average age is 65 — survive by tending to their cows and sheep and small plots of land. The farmers were unconvinced by Wenzhen's plan. They’d never heard of #yoga and he had never taken a class. But he watched videos and bought yoga mats to entice farmers. For the first few sessions, just a few residents turned up. But it didn’t take long for more people to join in and try ambitious poses. Last year, Wenzhen entered the farmers into a yoga competition in Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital. They won an award for being the “best collective team.” The local government says it’s giving him $1.5 million for a nursing home and a yoga pavilion that will make it easier for villagers to practice year-round. Though his goal of setting off a tourism boom hasn’t taken off, he still sees positives. Yoga-strengthened residents, he said, save on medical costs. @lamyikfei took these photos of Yugouliang residents doing yoga. Swipe left to see more, and visit the link in our profile to read on. ??‍♂️

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