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Village girl chases Olympic dream on surfboard Xinhua | Updated: 2021-02-27 10:15 Share CLOSE
HAIKOU-On a sunny and windy day, Huang Yingying, from a small fishing village in Hainan province, wears a colorful surfing suit and applies sunscreen on the beach, before paddling out to sea and taking on the big swells.
For the 20-year-old Huang, cutting back on her surfboard is like dancing on the sea. As the star player of Hainan province s surfing team, she has been training for over eight years.
Huang s home is in a fishing village near the Riyue Bay in Wanning, in the southern China province. The bay has high-quality waves and is the most famous surfing resort in China.