CHINA-HAINAN-AERO SPORTS-TOURIST ATTRACTION (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-AERO SPORTS-TOURIST ATTRACTION (CN)

(230327) -- SANYA, March 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter is pictured at Sanya Tarhe Skydiving Club in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 14, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Aero sports become new tourist attraction in China's Hainan" (Xinhua/Fan Yuqing)

CHINA-HAINAN-AERO SPORTS-TOURIST ATTRACTION (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-AERO SPORTS-TOURIST ATTRACTION (CN)

(230327) -- SANYA, March 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lee Nam, a master rigger and coach from South Korea currently working for Sanya Tarhe Skydiving Club, checks the equipment at the club in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, March 14, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Aero sports become new tourist attraction in China's Hainan" (Xinhua/Fan Yuqing)

Air sports a big hit in China's Hainan

STORY: Air sports a big hit in China's Hainan DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: SANYA, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views in Hainan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LU YISI, Tourist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU LIWEN, Secretary general of Hainan air sports association 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LEE NAM, Master rigger and coach, Sanya Tarhe Skydiving Club 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SEBASTIEN, Accelerated free fall instructor, Ledong Yinggehai Skydiving Center 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): GUO RUI, General Manager of Ledong Yinggehai Skydiving Center STORYLINE: In recent years, south China's island province of Hainan has been dedicated to building a national sports tourism demonstration zone, where the combination of air sports and tourism has been thriving. A steady stream of tourists come to Hainan to experience air sports such as skydiving and paragliding. Such "air sports fever" spurs Hainan's economic growth. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LU YISI, Tourist "The scenery in Hainan