An exhibition of sports activities was displayed in Shijingshan Sports Centre on August 6th. The exhibition was aimed at celebrating Nationwide Fitness Day, which was on August 8th.

Sports activities displayed in the exhibition included traditional Tai Chi fan dance, passionate waist drum, skillful diabolo and energetic tap dance.

During the exhibition, nine teams from Shijingshan district performed ten sporting activities. The age of performers ranged from 9 to over 70 years old, whose excellent performance showed the satisfying effects of nationwide fitness.

The State Department has picked August 8 as the Nationwide Fitness Day to commemorate the great success of the Beijing Olympics as well as encourage citizens to participate in sports activities.

District leaders Fu Shengzhu, Qiu Sida, Zhao Qi, together with leaders from Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports attended the exhibition.