China's surf culture

China's 4th Satellite Launch Center to be Built in Hainan

By: villagesolutions

A new satellite launch center is now under construction near Wenchang in China's southernmost island province of Hainan. Once completed, it will be the country's fourth satellite launch centre and replace the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre (XSLC) for geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and other space launch missions. Yang Yong has more.   ...

about 1 month ago

Could the perfect wave for surfing be artificial – and in ...

By: dustgeer

Surfing can bring in big money. A 2008 survey in north Devon found that the sport was worth £52m a year to the local economy; Newquay property developers use surfing to lure buyers to beachside homes above Fistral, which sell for up to £1m; and at nearby Watergate Bay, Jamie Oliver's restaurant Fifteen Cornwall is as much a part of the ...

27 days ago

50 foot waves headed for Hawaii

By: Deepizzaguy

Due to high waves that have in the Pacific Ocean that are headed for the Hawaiian coast a touranment who is named after lifeguard and surfing legend Eddie Aikou will be on display this week in the beaches of Hawaii. The requirement of the Eddie Aikou touranment or The Eddie as it kwown is that the waves reach heights of least above ...

2 days ago

Chinese First Hospital Ship “Peace Ark” Home

By: PeterPeng210

China’s Type 920 hospital ship (hull code 866) returned back to a Chinese navy port in Sanya, Hainan province of China on Nov. 28, 2009, after it completed a 39-day medical-service mission to 14 reefs and 4 service points of Chinese navy in South China Sea. During this mission Ship 866 sailed 5,000 nautical miles and served 8,000 ...

4 days ago