At 6:30am on Thursday, June 28, 2025, Hong Zhou is waking up and the traffic in the streets is starting to get busy. Many people are already out getting their morning exercise, walking, jogging, dancing, and of course, practicing Tai Chi. I found numerous groups and individuals practicing Tai Chi by at West Lake. Some with fans or swords, others practing the Tai Chi form. Here’s a few of the photos I took this morning.

Practicing the Tai Chi form.

Tai Chi Fan

Practicing on the waterfront. The lake is shrouded in mist.

Tai Chi Sword

Part of a group pacticing the Tai Chi single movements together.