Special supplement: Residents join the action

Wang Wenxia gets out of bed before 6 am every day, cooks breakfast for her family and rushes over to the nearby Yuexiu Park for two hours of Taijiquan.

Wang, 61, a retiree, is part of a large and growing population of residents who enjoy a daily morning exercise routine in this southern metropolis.

And as the 2010 Asian Games get closer, the obsession over fitness among Guangzhou residents is growing stronger, Wang told China Daily.