In pics: professional sports and national fitness promote prosperity of sports

Citizens play Chinese shadowboxing, commonly known as Tai Chi, or Taiji, near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 23, 2014. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, professional sports and national fitness have developed in coordination to jointly promote the prosperity of sports. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)