On the Beijing-Kaifeng Expressway on October 6, traffic jams developed due to people returning to Beijing after the National Day holidays. Some elderly people who were stuck in the traffic jam started square-dancing and practicing tai chi on the road, reported the Beijing Youth Daily.

Many vehicles on several segments of the highway leading to Beijing were halted for hours due to the traffic. Some dama (Chinese elderly women) took the opportunity to dance between the stopped vehicles to music, while some elderly men practiced tai chi.