Up to 100 tai chi enthusiasts can be seen daily doing early morning exercises at Tai Chi Plaza in the Singapore Botanic Gardens underneath a grove of five different fig trees including F. superba (illustrated), F. benjamina, F. kerkhovenii, Ficus benghalensis and Ficus religiosa. Fig trees are believed to enhance the flow of vital bodily energy “chi” or “qi.” providing an extra early morning energy boost to the keen participants