The August 8th of 2017 is the ninth National Fitness Day. To observe the day, the city has held a series of celebration activities consisting of Qigong exercises with thousands of participants, national physique monitoring, the commendation ceremony, square dancing competition and others. Meanwhile, 50 fitness centers of all towns and counties in Yichang are open to the public for free.

　　On the morning of August 8th, 2017 Yichang “Thousands of Towns and Cities” Qigong Exhibition and “Scientific Fitness for Public Benefits’ Activity” was held in the Pedestrian Street, Jiefang Road of the Yichang City. On the spot, citizens could take part in the “2017 Yichang National Physique Monitoring Activity” to monitor their physiques.

　　On the afternoon of that day, the square dancing competition of the Fifth Sports Games of Yichang (for adults) was held in the Yichang Sports Center, which attracted 13 teams from different towns and counties of Yichang. It turns out that Zhijiang team, Wujiagang team and Yidu team rank the top three in the finals. (Reporter Bian Jianxin; correspondent Zhou Yong)