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(230323) -- HAIKOU, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Alexander Pantyukhin shows his surfboard in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 18, 2023. Alexander Pantyukhin, a Russian living in Boao town of Hainan, is a surfing brand entrepreneur. In 2011, Pantyukhin was attracted by the climate and life in Hainan while travelling to the island province. He learned Chinese and stayed there to develop his career. In 2015, Pantyukhin started his own surfing brand, designing and producing surfboards in cooperation with factories in Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces. His products are now sold not only in China, but also in Russia, Vietnam and the Philippines. (Xinhua/Fan Yuqing)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-RUSSIAN ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(230323) -- HAIKOU, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Alexander Pantyukhin designs a surfboard in his shop in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 18, 2023. Alexander Pantyukhin, a Russian living in Boao town of Hainan, is a surfing brand entrepreneur. In 2011, Pantyukhin was attracted by the climate and life in Hainan while travelling to the island province. He learned Chinese and stayed there to develop his career. In 2015, Pantyukhin started his own surfing brand, designing and producing surfboards in cooperation with factories in Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces. His products are now sold not only in China, but also in Russia, Vietnam and the Philippines. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-RUSSIAN ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(230323) -- HAIKOU, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Alexander Pantyukhin surfs in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 22, 2023. Alexander Pantyukhin, a Russian living in Boao town of Hainan, is a surfing brand entrepreneur. In 2011, Pantyukhin was attracted by the climate and life in Hainan while travelling to the island province. He learned Chinese and stayed there to develop his career. In 2015, Pantyukhin started his own surfing brand, designing and producing surfboards in cooperation with factories in Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces. His products are now sold not only in China, but also in Russia, Vietnam and the Philippines. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-RUSSIAN ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(230323) -- HAIKOU, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Alexander Pantyukhin (1st R) chats with friends in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 18, 2023. Alexander Pantyukhin, a Russian living in Boao town of Hainan, is a surfing brand entrepreneur. In 2011, Pantyukhin was attracted by the climate and life in Hainan while travelling to the island province. He learned Chinese and stayed there to develop his career. In 2015, Pantyukhin started his own surfing brand, designing and producing surfboards in cooperation with factories in Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces. His products are now sold not only in China, but also in Russia, Vietnam and the Philippines. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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Russian expat turns passion for surfing into business in China

STORY: Russian expat turns passion for surfing into business in China DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Alexander Pantyukhin working in his company 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ALEXANDER PANTYUKHIN, Founder of Ananas Surf Company 3. various of people surfing in the sea of Hainan Province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ALEXANDER PANTYUKHIN, Founder of Ananas Surf Company 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ALEXANDER PANTYUKHIN, Founder of Ananas Surf Company 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ALEXANDER PANTYUKHIN, Founder of Ananas Surf Company 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ALEXANDER PANTYUKHIN, Founder of Ananas Surf Company STORYLINE: From catching waves to making waves, Alexander Pantyukhin, a Russian who came to south China's Hainan in 2011 has turned his passion for kite surfing into a business into the global market. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ALEXANDER PANTYUKHIN, Founder of Ananas Surf Company "My name is Alexander Pantyukhin and I come from Russia. Now I live