Chinese surfer Monica Guo and surfing instructor Justin Tian share a surfboard in Hainan, China. Women make up almost three quarters of the clientele at surf schools run by Tian. Photo: Courtesy of Justin Tian
The bikini brigade: Chinese women take up surfing and flock to Hainan to ride the waves
- At surf schools in Hainan the clientele is mostly female. Some surf fans fly in for weekends riding the waves, others have upped sticks and moved to the island
- Actor Wang Yibo learning to surf for a reality-TV show raised the sport’s profile in China, as do social media posts of toned young women on their boards
Chinese surfer Monica Guo and surfing instructor Justin Tian share a surfboard in Hainan, China. Women make up almost three quarters of the clientele at surf schools run by Tian. Photo: Courtesy of Justin Tian
