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[quote=JABAROOTOO,305284]I get hung out to dry while I am in China too. I live inland so getting to the beach is a rare occurrence anyway. I body surf myself on the East Coast of Australia and we get some pretty good conditions and some pretty wild conditions too. Yes there are surfing beaches in China, Hainan would have to be the pick of them but the season is short and so are the waves most of the time. I also got some waves, powerful with loads of sweep just south of Zhuhai one summer. The locals had some plastic boards but they weren't really doing anything inside the safety netted swimming area. I scraped my legs on the shell encrusted ropes a couple of times because it was about half tide and the best take-off zone was right in the corner away from the other swimmers and right where the ropes/floats got sucked around by the swell. You may even find something along the coast running north from Guangzhou to Xiamen and Shanghai but finding a wave and packing surfboards around China would not be much fun. The words 'fragile handle with care' do not exist on public transport. I've only seen a very small swell of Xiamen in the summer but it has relatively nice beaches. No chance of dropping in on anyone. If you find something, you are more than likely have the place all to yourself anyway. the reason you'll find Chinese surfing in other countries is because it is popular in other countries. There are many sports that have still to be introduced to China and even when they are there will only be a small number of elite and well-off athletes who will get a chance to take it up. Take cycling for instance. In the 'Land of Bicycles' it is only recently that recreational cycling and road touring have become just a little popular with the young or retired, who have both time and a littleextra money to spare on the luxury of 'recreational sport' I love sailboarding and I've only ever seen a handful on the water in Xiamen and one on Hainan, even though one of the Olympic Champions is a Chinese lass. It is not a popular sport outside of one or two centres on the Chinese Coast that actually have beaches and waterways that are accessible. But it is mostly unaffordable to the average Chinese. I'd love to do it here but I doubt I will find a chance. [/quote]
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