gravityizsexy 0 #1 November 12, 2005 this is a real downer for me being that I would really like a DZ close by... "'Someday is not a day in my week'" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #2 November 12, 2005 Because Chinese people don't skydive! Seriously.............it's a communist country. They really discourage fun for the general population. Welcome to the real world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #3 November 12, 2005 Until very recently, China was poor country. Few poor countries have serious skydiving scenes or snowboarding scenes, etc., ...and if they do, it is only for the wealthiest 1%. Now that the Chinese middle class is expanding at rocket rates, they are starting to buy cars, etc. In the next few years, we can expect to see skydiving schools opening near large Chinese cities. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravityizsexy 0 #4 November 12, 2005 well.... they should dangit~! it's gumming up the works. "'Someday is not a day in my week'" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravityizsexy 0 #5 November 12, 2005 rocket doesn't even begin to define the rates which they are growing.... why do you think Im going??? "'Someday is not a day in my week'" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #6 November 12, 2005 QuoteBecause Chinese people don't skydive! Seriously.............it's a communist country. They really discourage fun for the general population. Welcome to the real world. Actually, I find there is a lot more fun to be had in Shanghai than there is in LA. Even though it's true that there is no sports skydiving in Mainland China. Mostly because last I checked, privately owned DZs usually try to make money, and the pool of potential skydivers was too small to justify sinking money into such venture. This will change with time, I hope, as I am moving there next month.Also, people who have never been there would be amazed at the level of personal freedom being currently found there. Still room for improvement, but a long way from the Cultural Revolution. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #7 November 12, 2005 QuoteAlso, people who have never been there would be amazed at the level of personal freedom being currently found there. I have also seen cases of it being rather easy to piss off the "authorities." Yeah they are getting better but they still have their "Secret Police." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #8 November 12, 2005 QuoteQuoteAlso, people who have never been there would be amazed at the level of personal freedom being currently found there. I have also seen cases of it being rather easy to piss off the "authorities." Yeah they are getting better but they still have their "Secret Police." Not that secret, really. It's true that there are restrictions on free speech that we are not accustomed to. But once again, these are being eased out almost yearly. People make publicly fun of Mao, wear "FBI" T-Shirts, etc... China is creating its own brand of capitalism (much more pure than what we have in the US right now), so it is certainly not a communist country anymore. But I agree that there is more to be done (and it is happening) regarding free speech. However, the amount of fun to be had is quite amazing. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravityizsexy 0 #9 November 12, 2005 It's an exciting time.... I'm looking forward to it, it kind of sucks though the skydiving scene isn't making way over there yet... ahhh... who knows, I might setup one over there, pppssshhhh yeah right... lol "'Someday is not a day in my week'" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #10 November 12, 2005 I remember (late 80s?) a Chinese government sponsored team of really young girls. I believe they were between 13 and 15 years old and they average around 1500 jumps each. They are being groomed to compete in the classic events. The Russians, in the 1950s or so, realized rather than keep large standing forces of paratroopers they'd just subsidize skydiving for civilians. For just a few kopecks, if anything at all, you could start sport jumping. I think by the 1970s there are three million fun jumpers in Russia. The only rub is if the cold war had gone hot you'd be packing up your old kitbag . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #11 November 12, 2005 QuoteI remember (late 80s?) a Chinese government sponsored team of really young girls. I believe they were between 13 and 15 years old and they average around 1500 jumps each. They are being groomed to compete in the classic events. The Russians, in the 1950s or so, realized rather than keep large standing forces of paratroopers they'd just subsidize skydiving for civilians. For just a few kopecks, if anything at all, you could start sport jumping. I think by the 1970s there are three million fun jumpers in Russia. The only rub is if the cold war had gone hot you'd be packing up your old kitbag . . . NickD BASE 194 Exactly. China has Armed Forces teams competing, as well as government sponsored teams. These people, as they retire from their teams, are the ones who are now pushing for sports skydiving in the country. Should take a couple of years before we see DZs popping up left and right... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #12 November 12, 2005 I have also seen cases of it being rather easy to piss off the "authorities." Yeah they are getting better but they still have their "Secret Police." *** Talk about SECRET POLICE! My wife is in Berlin this week, at the same hotel at the Pres of China.... She said this morning that it would be easier to get in Fort Knox than the hotel lobby! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #13 November 12, 2005 Same everywhere the POTUS goes though. Standard procedure... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrisFlyZ 0 #14 November 12, 2005 I remember reading this article online about the jinmao tower BASE event about the first Chinese BASE jumper and I think it was a woman that was in the air force and had about 5000 jumps. Read one of the articles here. Kris. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #15 November 12, 2005 I'm sure...but she said it's a bit unnerving to see a guy with a sniper rifle walking the ledge past your window! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #16 November 12, 2005 QuoteI'm sure...but she said it's a bit unnerving to see a guy with a sniper rifle walking the ledge past your window! Yeah but I'm sure it's a Chinese copy of a Draganov. It's NOT like he could actually hit you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #17 November 12, 2005 >>My wife is in Berlin this week,<< That's funny, Julia is going to Moscow on Sunday. If they both defect we're going to be a couple of lonely old guys . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #18 November 12, 2005 Quote>>My wife is in Berlin this week,<< That's funny, Julia is going to Moscow on Sunday. If they both defect we're going to be a couple of lonely old guys . . . NickD BASE 194 *** Like THAT'S something new for us huh?! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravityizsexy 0 #19 November 12, 2005 QuoteI'm sure...but she said it's a bit unnerving to see a guy with a sniper rifle walking the ledge past your window! I think it's cool.... "'Someday is not a day in my week'" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dixieskydiver 0 #20 November 12, 2005 I was there a year and a half ago for around a month. It is becoming more free but don't expect it to be like the states, it still has a lot of the trappings of a communist state. Our tour bus company was not allowed to stop at any site not "gov't approved". We all wanted to stop at a grocery store to stock up on some chinese beer (mmmmm Tsing Tao and that other Beijing beer) bu tthey couldn't because it wasn't gov't approved, so they drove us a block up the road to a museum that was and we all just walked back to the store. Hey while you are there when you buy bottled beer make sure you return the bottle, you get like half the 50 cents it costs you back Dixie HISPA #56 Facil Rodriguez "Scientific research has shown that 60% of the time, it works every time." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #21 November 13, 2005 Check with 1-800-SKY-RIDE, they have dropzones everywhere ! Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #22 November 13, 2005 Quote>>My wife is in Berlin this week,<< That's funny, Julia is going to Moscow on Sunday. If they both defect we're going to be a couple of lonely old guys . . . NickD BASE 194 You lonely? Unlikely.... "Besides, no matter how much you like her, you'll like the next one too. Women are like buses, just wait ten minutes and another one will come along . . . NickD BASE 194" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #23 November 13, 2005 Women are like buses, just wait ten minutes and another one will come along . . . *** Maybe...but some are Greyhounds...and some the 'Short Bus'... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravityizsexy 0 #24 November 13, 2005 Quotethey couldn't because it wasn't gov't approved, so they drove us a block up the road to a museum that was and we all just walked back to the store. \. who can shop at the store??? and whats the penalty for this? I mean, from this I am getting that the store is illegal or something... not really sure how it works there. "'Someday is not a day in my week'" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #25 November 13, 2005 Just because it does not happen on dropzone.com does not mean it does not happen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
