Skateboarding arrived in China in April 1986 when an American skateboarder arrived in China to study Chinese at the Beijing Language Institute. He says, "When I arrived in China, there wasn't even a word in Chinese for skateboard. People were really interested in learning to ride, and in a few years Chinese skaters started appearing in almost every city I travelled to".[1] Domestic skate companies and retailers began to appear at around the turn of the century,[2] bringing the average price for a skateboard of ordinary quality down from an expensive 1000 yuan to around 280 yuan as of 2009.[3] Skateboarding has been slow to develop in China because of the lack of a strong preexisting street culture and of skating infrastructure; nevertheless, it's estimated that as of 2009 there are 40,000 to 50,000 skateboarders in China.[4]
The first major skateboard brand to enter China was Powell Peralta, who in the early 1990s gave Chinese skaters a taste of the skateboarding by organizing a skateboard club, sponsoring contests and bringing over famous professional skateboarders. Many participants in the Powell events are still involved in the industry today, including Yuan Fei, who runs a skateshop in Qingdao and has the well-received skateboard brand, Lady, Wang Lei, the recipient of Powell's first board in China, who at 40 is still skating hard, and Xia Yu, who is now a well-known movie star and avid skateboard and snowboarder.
Another significant figure in the development of skateboarding in China has been Jeff Han (Han Minjie). After a decade-long career with a milk company, in 1999 Han quit and co-founded Fly Streetwear with Danny Yuan Yuan Zhang, the first skateshop in Shanghai.[3] He and Danny Yuan Yuan Zhang also founded Gift Skateboards together, a manufacturer that initially produced only boards for foreign brands but has now become the leading domestic skateboard brand;[citation needed] Cart Wheels, another skateboard brand; and Skatehere.com, the most popular Chinese-language skateboarding website.[3] In addition to his companies, he runs a professional skateboarding team.[3] In 2007, Nike Skateboarding created the Fly Milk Blazer Premium sneaker in tribute to Han.[5]
^Li, Winnie. "Speedy Skateboarding." Beijing This Month June 1, 2005.
^Cite error: The named reference SwCC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abcdXia, Summer, and Lisa Li. "China Youthology interviewing Jeff Han: the skateboarding scene in China Archived 2010-09-25 at the Wayback Machine." China Youthology February 6, 2009.
^He Bolin. "Skateboarding out of the Shadows." China Daily June 22, 2009.
^"Nike SB Fly Milk Blazer Premium." Hypebeast May 15, 2007.
and 21 Related for: Skateboarding in China information
Skateboarding arrived inChinain April 1986 when an American skateboarder arrived inChina to study Chinese at the Beijing Language Institute. He says...
As the popularity of skateboarding began expanding, the first skateboarding magazine, The Quarterly Skateboarder was published in 1964. John Severson,...
The World Skateboarding Championship is an annual competition of men's and women's park skateboarding and street skateboarding, organized by World Skate...
Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics was an event held in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. It was the debut appearance of skateboarding...
her professional skateboarding debut in 2018 at the International Skateboarding Open (ISO) in Nanjing, where she placed thirteenth in the qualifiers of...
He also competed in the OP King of Skate competition. Danny was featured in two skateboarding video games: MTV Sports: Skateboarding featuring Andy MacDonald...
Transworld Skateboarding (TWS) is an international magazine on skateboarding that was based in Carlsbad, California, United States. The publication also...
show I said, "If it gets me away from my actual skateboarding fans and gets me away from skateboarding, then I'm not going to do the show anymore." That's...
Chineseskateboarding national team for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. On September 27, she won the gold medal in the women's skateboarding...
Plan B Skateboards is a skateboarding company based in San Diego California, United States, founded by Mike Ternasky, Danny Way and Colin McKay. PlanB...
Crailtap is a skateboarding distribution company based in Torrance, California, United States. The distribution company is home to Girl Skateboards, Chocolate...
Lawndale's role in the attack. Brian visits his friend Yabbo, who builds a newer, faster skateboard for Brian and rallies the rest of the skateboarding clique...
most influential skateboarder of all time by the Transworld Skateboarding magazine. Professional skateboarder, Paul Rodriguez explained in 2003 that he first...
Sports inChina consists of a variety of competitive sports. Traditional Chinese culture regards physical fitness as an important characteristic. China has...
Nakayama competed in the 2018 Japan Skateboarding Championships at Murasaki Park Tokyo on May 13, 2018, in Tokyo, Japan. Nakayama competed in the finals at...
Goes 1-2 in First-Ever Women's Park Skateboarding". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 4 August 2021. "Skateboarding, Women's Park – Results Summary" (PDF)...
Rumblings in Shangri La Cult of Freedom web series Dark Hollow Globe World Cup Skateboarding – Melbourne, Australia 2002 Globe World Cup Skateboarding – Melbourne...
Share Their 2024 World Championships Together In Italy!". skateboarding.worldskate.org. "World Skateboarding Tour: Dubai Park 2024 - All results, run scores...
rock climbing venue in Yanliang District (rock climbing) Outdoor sports skateboarding venue in Yanliang District (skateboarding) Xi’an Marathon Venue...
Global Information