Zhang Huilan's yoga is her first program to teach yoga on CCTV.
Zhang Huilan is the "mother of contemporary yoga in China" in China. When the word "yoga" is mentioned, people immediately think of orchids. Therefore, it is not surprising that Ms. Whelan is affectionately called "the mother of contemporary yoga in China".
1985 With CCTV 1 and CCTV 2 broadcasting a 30-minute TV series "Huilan" almost every morning and evening, yoga and Zhang Huilan have entered thousands of households and are deeply loved by hundreds of millions of viewers. This program has achieved very high ratings, as evidenced by its uninterrupted broadcast from 1985 to 2000. It is one of the longest-running TV dramas in China TV history.