A thousand yoga lovers swarmed upon Kunming to perform at the inauguration of the China (Kunming) and India Yoga Conference on May 18.

The conference, which will run until May 22, is being held under theme "to get along well with the world, city in spring, yoga in spring". It will feature 50 professional yoga lessons provided by yoga masters, allowing yoga enthusiasts to explore the spirit of yoga.

The China-India Yoga College – the country's first yoga college based at Yunnan Nationalities University – will hold activities to promote yoga. The college opened last November and has held free yoga sessions for over 4,000 people so far, according to a staff member of the college.

The conference also featured special yoga activities held in the city’s Waterfall Park and Cuihu Park on May 20.

Kunming government is sponsoring the event and it was jointly organized by the foreign affairs and overseas Chinese affairs offices of the municipal government, China-India Yoga College and Dianchi National Tourist Vacation Areas.

1,000 yoga lovers perform yoga together in Kunming on May 18 to kick off the China (Kunming) and India Yoga Conference. [Photo/kunming.cn]