China's top health watchdog body held a walking activity on Oct 10 at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing.

Walkers pose for a photo at a launch ceremony for a walking exercise activity at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing on Oct 10.

Li Bin, minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), addressed those present at the launch ceremony.

The whole distance was kilometer, and those who finished the walk received plastic bracelets as gifts.

Li Bin (front), minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, joins the walking activity.

The activity reflects the health concept of "exercise every day, work and live healthily."

Nearly 1,000 people with the NHFPC and affiliated institutions joined the activity. 

This activity was part of the campaign to promote the Healthy China strategy initiated by China's top leadership earlier this year.

A group photo of the walking activity.

It also served to commemorate and remember the 80th anniversary of the Long March — a two-year strategic military maneuver against Nationalist forces where members of the Red Army walked immense distances.