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China: Man Paddles Surfboard On River During Torrential Rain

On July 25, 2024, during a heavy downpour in Tianjin, a city in northern China, an extraordinary scene was captured over rain-drenched Haihe River. A local man, clad in black swimming trunks, was seen determinedly paddling a surfboard alone amidst the deluge.

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-SURFING (CN)

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yang Xingfu waxes his surfboard before surfing on a beach at Houhai Village in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on May 21, 2024. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. One of the first local villagers to embrace surfing was Yang Xingfu. Coming from a family of fishermen, Yang is now a surfing instructor in Houhai Village of Sanya. He first took up surfing in 2008 and immediately fell in love with this challenging sport. With his natural athleticism and exceptional water skills inherited from his fishing background, he quickly mastered surfing. In 2015, after earning his International Surfing Association coaching certificate, Yang Xi

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-SURFING (CN)

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A tourist carrying her surfboard walks through an alley at Houhai Village in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on May 21, 2024. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. One of the first local villagers to embrace surfing was Yang Xingfu. Coming from a family of fishermen, Yang is now a surfing instructor in Houhai Village of Sanya. He first took up surfing in 2008 and immediately fell in love with this challenging sport. With his natural athleticism and exceptional water skills inherited from his fishing background, he quickly mastered surfing. In 2015, after earning his International Surfing Association coaching certificate, Yang Xing

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-SURFING (CN)

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Xingfu waxes his surfboard before surfing on a beach at Houhai Village in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on May 21, 2024. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. One of the first local villagers to embrace surfing was Yang Xingfu. Coming from a family of fishermen, Yang is now a surfing instructor in Houhai Village of Sanya. He first took up surfing in 2008 and immediately fell in love with this challenging sport. With his natural athleticism and exceptional water skills inherited from his fishing background, he quickly mastered surfing. In 2015, after earning his International Surfing Association coaching certificate, Yang Xingfu began teaching

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(SP)CHINA-HAINAN-SANYA-SPORTS-TOURISM-SURFING (CN)

(240608) -- SANYA, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A tourist carrying her surfboard walks through an alley at Houhai Village in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on May 21, 2024. Sanya boasts a coastline that offers stunning tropical coastal scenery, making it an ideal destination for beach holidays. In recent years, Sanya has been promoting tropical coastal leisure and sports tourism. Activities such as surfing, diving, sailing, and paddle boarding have flourished, attracting water sports enthusiasts from both near and far. One of the first local villagers to embrace surfing was Yang Xingfu. Coming from a family of fishermen, Yang is now a surfing instructor in Houhai Village of Sanya. He first took up surfing in 2008 and immediately fell in love with this challenging sport. With his natural athleticism and exceptional water skills inherited from his fishing background, he quickly mastered surfing. In 2015, after earning his International Surfing Association coaching certificate, Yang Xingfu began teaching s

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- FUZHOU, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Water sports enthusiasts clean a motor surfboard at the Oasis Camp in Jingxi Town of Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 27, 2024. Located in the Minjiang River basin, the Oasis Camp in Jingxi Town of Fuzhou City is surrounded by lush green mountains and clear waters, making it a popular destination for outdoor water sports. In recent years, motor surfing, kayaking, and paddleboarding have emerged as the "new favorites" for the young people here. "Lying on the paddle board, gazing at the blue sky, white clouds, and sunset, is also a kind of contentment," outdoor sports enthusiast Lin Li said. Lin visits the camp almost every week, which also inspires his family to get into the water sports. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO-RUSSIAN ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(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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"Flying" above river with electric surfboard in China's Shenzhen

STORY: "Flying" above river with electric surfboard in China's Shenzhen DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SPORTS/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people using electric surfboard STORYLINE: People were spotted "flying" above the water with hydrofoil surfboards in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. The hydrofoil surfboard has a wing-like structure underwater. When traveling at speed, it lifts the surfboard above water. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenzhen, China. (XHTV)

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Single largest drug haul at Narita airport

Customs officials show a horde of marijuana, LSD and other drugs allegedly smuggled by a 30-year-old German identified as Andreas Baer. The drugs, hidden in a surfboard Baer was carrying, had a street value of 213 million yen. It was the single largest drug haul at Narita since the airport's opening in 1978.

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PHILIPINES-AURORA-SURFING-DOG

(220414) -- AURORA PROVINCE, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Surfer Mario Cardama Jr. and dogs surf at a beach in Aurora Province, the Philippines, April 14, 2022. Established in 2016, the Dog Collective consists of surfing enthusiasts who are also dog lovers. They spend their spare time teaching their adopted pets to ride a surfboard in the municipality of Baler in Aurora Province, which is locally known as "the birthplace of Philippine surfing." (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPINES-AURORA-SURFING-DOG

(220414) -- AURORA PROVINCE, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Surfer Mario Cardama Jr. and dog Gordy surf at a beach in Aurora Province, the Philippines, April 14, 2022. Established in 2016, the Dog Collective consists of surfing enthusiasts who are also dog lovers. They spend their spare time teaching their adopted pets to ride a surfboard in the municipality of Baler in Aurora Province, which is locally known as "the birthplace of Philippine surfing." (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPINES-AURORA-SURFING-DOG

(220414) -- AURORA PROVINCE, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A surfer and his dog from the Dog Collective set out to catch a wave at a beach in Aurora Province, the Philippines, April 14, 2022. Established in 2016, the Dog Collective consists of surfing enthusiasts who are also dog lovers. They spend their spare time teaching their adopted pets to ride a surfboard in the municipality of Baler in Aurora Province, which is locally known as "the birthplace of Philippine surfing." (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPINES-AURORA-SURFING-DOG

(220414) -- AURORA PROVINCE, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Surfer Mario Cardama Jr. and dog Gordy surf at a beach in Aurora Province, the Philippines, April 14, 2022. Established in 2016, the Dog Collective consists of surfing enthusiasts who are also dog lovers. They spend their spare time teaching their adopted pets to ride a surfboard in the municipality of Baler in Aurora Province, which is locally known as "the birthplace of Philippine surfing." (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPINES-AURORA-SURFING-DOG

(220414) -- AURORA PROVINCE, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Surfers and their dogs from the Dog Collective set out to catch a wave at a beach in Aurora Province, the Philippines, April 14, 2022. Established in 2016, the Dog Collective consists of surfing enthusiasts who are also dog lovers. They spend their spare time teaching their adopted pets to ride a surfboard in the municipality of Baler in Aurora Province, which is locally known as "the birthplace of Philippine surfing." (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPINES-AURORA-SURFING-DOG

(220414) -- AURORA PROVINCE, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Surfers and dog Gordy surf at a beach in Aurora Province, the Philippines, April 14, 2022. Established in 2016, the Dog Collective consists of surfing enthusiasts who are also dog lovers. They spend their spare time teaching their adopted pets to ride a surfboard in the municipality of Baler in Aurora Province, which is locally known as "the birthplace of Philippine surfing." (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPINES-AURORA-SURFING-DOG

(220414) -- AURORA PROVINCE, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Surfer Mario Cardama Jr. and dogs surf at a beach in Aurora Province, the Philippines, April 14, 2022. Established in 2016, the Dog Collective consists of surfing enthusiasts who are also dog lovers. They spend their spare time teaching their adopted pets to ride a surfboard in the municipality of Baler in Aurora Province, which is locally known as "the birthplace of Philippine surfing." (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPINES-AURORA-SURFING-DOG

(220414) -- AURORA PROVINCE, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Surfer Mario Cardama Jr. and dog Gordy surf at a beach in Aurora Province, the Philippines, April 14, 2022. Established in 2016, the Dog Collective consists of surfing enthusiasts who are also dog lovers. They spend their spare time teaching their adopted pets to ride a surfboard in the municipality of Baler in Aurora Province, which is locally known as "the birthplace of Philippine surfing." (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPINES-AURORA-SURFING-DOG

(220414) -- AURORA PROVINCE, April 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Surfer Mario Cardama Jr. and dog Gordy surf at a beach in Aurora Province, the Philippines, April 14, 2022. Established in 2016, the Dog Collective consists of surfing enthusiasts who are also dog lovers. They spend their spare time teaching their adopted pets to ride a surfboard in the municipality of Baler in Aurora Province, which is locally known as "the birthplace of Philippine surfing." (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-OUTDOOR ADVENTURE AND TRAVEL SHOW

(220305) -- VANCOUVER, March 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People look at a electric powered surfboard at the Vancouver Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on March 5, 2022. The two-day event, which runs on March 5th and 6th, features the latest outdoor gear and information of adventure travel ideas. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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Single largest drug haul at Narita airport

Customs officials show a horde of marijuana, LSD and other drugs allegedly smuggled by a 30-year-old German identified as Andreas Baer. The drugs, hidden in a surfboard Baer was carrying, had a street value of 213 million yen. It was the single largest drug haul at Narita since the airport's opening in 1978. ==Kyodo