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How one Chinese village is tackling poverty with yoga | South China Morning Post

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Residents in the impoverished village of Yugouliang in northeast China’s Hebei province gather for yoga sessions twice a day. Practicing yoga helps to improve the health of the elderly farmers, most of whom can’t work due to illness. Villagers want to develop tourism and fight poverty by encouraging yogis to visit t…

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