Did surfing start in China 1,000 years ago?
March 03, 2021 The Battle at the Silver Dragon with Hangzhou Tianyuan Tower in the background – the same site of surfing competitions today and 1,000 years ago. Wabsono International Surfing may have started in China, long before anyone elsewhere picked up a board to ride a wave. The origin of surfing is usually traced to Polynesia, but research by Italian surfing historian, writer and coach Nicola “Nik” Zanella, points at a wave-riding culture in China that existed at least since the Song dynasty (960AD to 1279). Zanella, who graduated in Chinese studies and learned Mandarin in China,...
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