SURFING IN CHINA EP 01 | Shuangyue Bay, Huizhou

[@Taipeaky]

It sounds a little strange I know but you are experiencing what the first 20 years of surfers felt. We were the outsiders to all the people who didn't surf. Stay strong, grow, keep your heart open and keep surfing.

[@SaltyCheeks]

awwwwwwwwww, thank you so so much for relating to this in your way and now I finally know that im not alone on this journey. Hope the chapter 02 of this series reminded you when you were searching waves in the unknown.

[@ruuskka]

I absolutely love your video. Yeah - stay at home. explore those hidden spots and be a pioneer in China surf. We all know that one day it will be a huge thing and you are clearly into something. And the cool thing is - you have everything there. You have board making skills, you have the ocean and now - people are exploring new hobbies. And that family connection. Your mom and dad are awesome. Can't wait the next video!

[@SaltyCheeks]

awwwwwwww, thank you so so much for your words! It's a comment like yours keeps me going. After 80 hours editing, I finally finished part 2. Hope you enjoy the second part of this adventure like this previous one, xoxo

[@willchris3894]

Wow ! This is what every surfer dreams of , finding waves in new places. getting a lift to the beach with mum brought a tears to my eyes,looking forward to more videos 👏greetings from AUSTRALIA 🤙

[@SaltyCheeks]

this is exactly how I wish I can live forever. I wish my mom can be proud of who I have became one day and would be a dream to be able to share my passion with her. Hope you are enjoying the amazing weather in Australia!!

[@kvcha5725]

❤ thank you so much for sharing this! Love your videos and so glad you captured your trip to China for all of us to see! So cool! ❤

[@SaltyCheeks]

Thank you so much for enjoying it. Sincerely appreciate you taking the time to write me.

[@DucTaZenSurfer]

Love to see another fellow Canton surfer getting it! Love seeing the surfing in my family’s homeland! Would love to travel back there to visit and surf one day as well. For now, Southern Cali waves will have to do! Thanks for making this awesome video!

[@SaltyCheeks]

Hope I can see you somewhere in the line up!! Every time I see someone that looks like me in the line up, I get a bit emotional to be honest . Hope you catch lots of good waves~

[@dta6]

Hahaha, I’m the same way! I want to make conversation but afraid to come across as a weirdo! lol Hope to see you in the line one day in Santa Monica!

[@joeburr7537]

So nice to see your mom accepting you and you appreciating her! ❤

[@TitusMaxII]

Thank you so much for sharing these incredible little big moments !! I love this and you’re so cool, am a surfer myself so you are now one of us!! Welcome to the family and furthermore keep em coming !!! ❤😊

[@SaltyCheeks]

Awwwwww FAMMMMMM, thank you so much for being here and cheering me up~

[@Siyi97]

I am super happy and honored to meet you on this “journey of tracing my origins”, and tell me that coming to Bali is the most correct and best decision I have ever made in my life. I love your humility, sunshine, positivity, and perseverance. You have so many good qualities that I can count them endlessly. I am also working hard to pursue my dream of surfing, and hope to see you in the ocean one day🫶🩵🩵

[@SaltyCheeks]

Awwwwwwwww 🥹🥹🥹🥹 so glad you started your journey of tracing your origins as well . It might be tough but keep going 🩵✨

[@minxlabrada]

Good for you! Subscribed! Used to catch epic swells in Okinawa when I was in the Marines. Same South China Sea, so it makes sense there are waves in China too.

[@SaltyCheeks]

That's so cool!! And thank you so much for watching.

[@norris007]

I love international stories like these. Biographical with two cultures! Skate & surf culture is not big in China but it has opportunity. I saw a skate culture in Chengdu when li lived there.

[@SaltyCheeks]

That’s amazing 🍀🥰🌈🩵

[@AbnerLi]

Love your content! Keep up the great work Si!

[@SaltyCheeks]

Thank uuu🥹🥹

[@keisukewong5342]

哈哈前两周我也在双月湾冲浪了，也是广州人，居然刷到你的视频哈哈哈~

[@SaltyCheeks]

omg that's crazyyyyy hiiii brother ~

[@MrAllstar]

this video is so interesting I love looking into the world of every day people in countries we don't often see and there's surfing 😍😍

[@SaltyCheeks]

That’s crazy right hahahah

[@auntyvic]

Si!! This was so so beautiful done! Escpecially the development of the relationship with your mom and surfing. I can totally relate on some level.

[@SaltyCheeks]

Awwwwwww thank you Aunty Vic✨😭🥹🥹🥹 ily 🩵

[@peterosborne9616]

Great video ...I surfed in China back in the mid 1980s ! Come to Taiwan on your next visit, lots of amazing waves here and lots of girls surfing and ripping 🏄🏻🤙

[@FrequencyHorizon]

I'm surprised it took until now for a video like this to come across my radar!

[@SaltyCheeks]

Thank you so much for coming along with me on this journey ~

[@TinaTheDrifter]

loved it! Si you did a great job xx

[@GreggYoungfilms]

Great video!!! Very moving, visiting Shenzen in August, will check for a daytrip or more to find swell. Haven't surfed since Covid and living in a country with no descent swell, we always have to travel. Your video shares the love for the Ocean we all have so beautifully, thanks for that!

[@SaltyCheeks]

Please have so much for there !!! I really want to see shenzhen in August as well. Hope there’s a swell there

[@ChrisFranklinJr]

That opening shot!! Love it!! The angles of these talking spots are fire!

[@SaltyCheeks]

DAMNNNNNNN CHRIS'S VALIDATION MEANS EVERYTHING

[@ChrisFranklinJr]

@@SaltyCheeks GIRL! YOU ARE SO GIFTED!! I love keeping up with you!

[@jerrydrosell]

This is so wholesome and inspirational! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@myauramusic]

You are officially my new favorite human

[@SaltyCheeks]

Awwwwww 🥹thank you so much !!!

[@SaltyCheeks]

I will tell my mom you say hi !!

[@azzamatic4190]

Thank you for this very informative video

[@SaltyCheeks]

Let me know if this is the prefer way to tell a story~ thank you again for your comment.

[@mami_de_S]

Wow. It's an amazing trip! You should surf in Brazil. We are japanese Brazilian. We feel the same thing, but not in water. Come here in Ubatuba to surf together!!!

[@SaltyCheeks]

omg one day I will love to! will save up ~

[@RaniVeluNachar-kx4lu]

I subscribed just because you are still so young and into the simplicity of the sport. But in time, it will lead you to other things. I never thought, but now I have to get away each year and go into Eastern Europe to hike and bike and just live like the locals that don't understand why I don't grow vegetables and have chickens and a pig too.

[@SaltyCheeks]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me!! I dream about simple way of living.

[@joturek5894]

this was such. beautiful message, thank you for sharing. Very vulnerable

[@jadedarmawangsa]

yesss si!!! congrats on putting this video out i love

[@SaltyCheeks]

I LOVE UUUUU

[@JeremyJohnson-rb4jx]

Loved your film it was very heartfelt.

[@SaltyCheeks]

Awwwww thank you so much for writing me, xoxo

[@knucklesprayer]

Damn this video is really cool! Good editing, music, i can feel the vibe from south of china. Funny enough I learn how to surf in China (I am from Colombia where we do have some surf scene too), I've been here for 7 years. Learn to surf in Houhai, once i did small waves moved to bigger ones in Haitang and Riyue bay. I guess you know about those places in Hainan. Because of covid I explore Hainan and the south so much, i really loved the food, the vibe, the friendly people. I live in SH which is also great but a big city sometimes don't feel like home to me. Love to see your mom supporting you, for me will be a dream to take my mom to my adventures too! What can be a better travel partner?!

[@SaltyCheeks]

That's actually insane!! you might be one of the first people too surf there hahaha. RIYUE bay must look so different back then. I'm from the city as well. I can totally relate to how you feel It's definitely baby steps!! Hope one day mom will be down to be a travel partner hehe. Thank you again for sharing your stories and experiences with me.

[@knucklesprayer]

@@SaltyCheeks Glad you reply! Waiting for more of your videos, my partner is Chinese and she felt very proud of you, sharing and showing the world how is China via surfing!

[@BertoBoyd]

Cool vid. I grew up surfing on Ventura, CA and moved to Oregon in 2012. I didn’t surf more than twice the whole time I was there. Mainly skated all the amazing skateparks and focused on playing concerts. How wet eh pandemic made my wife and I really miss the ocean and we decided to move to her country the Philippines. In August I will finally be living in a place with great waves (Siargao island) after not surfing for almost 20 years. I miss the connection I had w the ocean as a kid and am so stoked it’s about to come full circle. Surfing is a special thing that connects you to the earth. Don’t give up! Maybe we can surf together someday at Cloud 9 in Siargao. Hang loose my friend!!!

[@jroseme]

I spent a couple months in Siargao decompressing after leaving the Army. Beautiful place. Those waves get BIG too. Just be careful, that reef is so sharp in some places!

[@BertoBoyd]

@@jroseme very cool. And yeah, Im used to cobble stones and sand so good lol out bro

[@woodman1701]

That’s funny hearing about cloud 9. Friend of mine started that place.

[@BertoBoyd]

@@woodman1701 who’s your friend? I heard that 3 surfers from Ventura- Taylor Knox, Chris Malloy, Evan Slater, who I grew up around were some of the first there.

[@woodman1701]

@@BertoBoyd Guy’s name is Allois. Don’t remember his last name. Brazilian dude. I used to work with him on Oahu. He was the chef at Foo’s backpacker’s resort on the North Shore, run by Mark Foo’s sister. He discovered the wave from an old National Geographic sitting in a dentist’s office. He flew down there a while later and the wave was even better than the photo. Eventually he moved there and started the camp. Got married and had a kid. Last I heard he still lives there. Who says dreams don’t come true? A testimonial of follow your heart and good things happen.

[@ChrisinVietnam]

As they used to say "Charlie don't surf" - but I started surfing here in Vietnam, in Vung Tau, admittedly, not many locals surf or even know how to swim but a Ukrainian dude and his Russian wife run a shop hiring out boards and teaching local kids how to surf for free.

[@SaltyCheeks]

this is an insane story!! like whatttt, there's surfing in Vietnam?!

[@PurplePink-Roblox]

Wow from Japan. Lots of surfers here, happy to see Asians surfing!

[@SaltyCheeks]

hiiii from China, can't wait to surf in Japan one day. thank you for sharing your stoke~

[@socalfloridian1]

Watching this video gives me hope for China and the Han people!❤And, your Mom is very beautiful, just like you and your entire nation!

[@SaltyCheeks]

Awwwww she said thank u ~

[@FluffyAlpaca81]

That’s crazy to drive 3 hours and not even know if there will be waves 😅

[@SaltyCheeks]

After flying for 22 hours that 3 hours felt like nothing hahaha.

[@FafaFlunky]

Quality time with Mom❤🏄

[@FafaFlunky]

that final footage reminds me of Jalama Beach where there's a lot of kite surfing going on😊

[@SaltyCheeks]

I will love to try Kite one day~~

[@FafaFlunky]

mmm, for me i'd choose windsurfing instead...seen a few people there get tangled up in their own parachute lines after they wiped out

[@sal7382]

I guess mom doesn’t realize how surfing is a real healthy sport. I turn 60 next year, and still surfing! I’m just more picky now, on what kind of wave to surf…

[@brendanryan561]

Surfing is life❤

[@PhilipRevere]

I dated an amazing chinese american surfer from Laguna Niguel named Sandra Wong. I lived on Kauai, HI for 4 years, You should never feel alone. Hawaii, Indo, Aus, New Zealand, Fiji, Cali the surfing world is your oyster.

[@barrydeblake4993]

You should go to Oahu, Hawaii..and you will definitely not be a minority..there are so many asians who surf in Hawaii...you will like you are in heaven..Keep Surfing👍

[@eimdeima]

I've just come back from spending 8 months in Sanya, Hainan. I managed to get up to Houhai a couple of times and rented some Soft tops. Couldn't get a rented hardboard. The waves were ok tbh, bit busy tho. I hear Riyue Bay is the best place to go, but didn't make it up that far. I spent a couple of weeks in Lingshui, which had waves but couldn't find any board rental. 👍

[@SaltyCheeks]

yes, Houhai scene is more for party and night clubs. def try the other side if you can.

[@SimonsRandomRants]

Good video, no politics just life.

[@kalania14]

Awesome Video Girl...follow your heart!!

[@SaltyCheeks]

like aways ~

[@dougcross6767]

You should try surfing in Hawaii let me know when you get to Kauai I’ll take you to some of the best surf spots in all of Hawaii

[@SaltyCheeks]

Thank you so much 😍🫶🏽✈️ when I save up I will love to !!!

[@erdemulubas]

$150 deposit for a surfboard and $21 rent?! 😮 These are the conditions of renting a car 😅

[@SaltyCheeks]

i was dumb didn't know how to bargain the first time.

[@dereklavington6629]

Very cool vid. Nice job 👍

[@mengzhao5278]

11:41 it’s literally where I live 😂 大连开发区. I’m French living there for 10 years

[@SaltyCheeks]

omg what is it like living in china~

[@mengzhao5278]

@@SaltyCheeks love it，no plan moving somewhere else for the moment

[@jackielau2953]

哇很cool，想问一下你用什么拍冲浪过程的？我觉得很有feel！🤩

[@SaltyCheeks]

hellooooo~我用sony aiii 还有action 4 来拍的。 但是如果我有钱的话，我建议买sony a7iii 还有osmo pocket 3

[@harrymiram6621]

Hele mai/Come surf in Hawaii, the birthplace of surfing!

[@woodman1701]

Imagine if the Chinese becomes a surf culture. Gonna get pretty crowded. I figure I have max 20 years left of surf in me. I may see it happen.

[@airshipschoolzhaifeng4351]

I stay Shuangyue bay several years ,beautiful place , but too many garbage in the sea and the beach etc plastic and bottles , some like dirty rain season in Bali

[@SaltyCheeks]

I was lucky didn't have the same experience

[@abbiefield8713]

Your mum is beautiful!! Would be so cool if you taught her how to surf! ❤

[@nicolas4130]

really cool video

[@SaltyCheeks]

Thank you☺️

[@dgordon9645]

🤙😊🇦🇺 spread the word sister 🏄🌊

[@SaltyCheeks]

spreading the aloha ~~

[@SamShawFloCal]

I'm SamShaw 11:41 Been surfing a while now! Surfed all of baja fla. Hatteres,nor cal. Learn to surf new Smyrna b.b Fla. Moved Half moon bay cal. High school always want to surf with friends and fam. and brings us home together Mother ocean! Without the ocean we don't exist!?

[@SamShawFloCal]

I would love to try to surf there with people that are my friends that I already no threw are surf tribe surfers around the world are my people and that takes us on adventures every where we go!?

[@MrAllstar]

Damn the food OMG, looks so tasty, mmmm

[@SaltyCheeks]

So freaking good 😭

[@weipengyuan5313]

yo, can't believe see a Trojan surfer in Guangdong. same here🙋‍♂️.

[@SaltyCheeks]

Omg where are you ?!!!

[@drostly3220]

Cool!

[@Yinzer808]

Hawaii is the Mecca so you should visit.

[@Sir_Sway]

great !

[@davidboydarnott417]

谢谢。 很棒的视频。 家可以是任何让您感到受欢迎的地方。 对于那些热爱的人来说，仍然是这个星球上的少数，这是非常困难的。 我认为冲浪，与其他运动类似，也遭到了反对，因为它是一项非生产性活动。 对于许多运动员来说，资助他们的活动是很困难的，他们必须把它当作一种爱好，同时还要保住一份工作。 你很幸运有理解和慈爱的父母，请给予他们更多的爱。 他们可能想要一个孙子。家里也有很多问题需要邻居们共同努力解决，没有人是孤独的，尽管你可能认为你是孤独的。祝你未来长久幸福。😑🙏

[@SaltyCheeks]

真的很感谢你的支持 ✨🙏

[@graemespeed8892]

Future Olympian representing China in surfing??? BTW you mum is pretty

[@J_Smith7]

@0:04....Fun surf in China? Definitely must be Chinese propaganda. 😉 Also, i think holding breath in tunnels is globally a universe phenomenon. Looks like an amazing destination. I very much someday would like to surf in China...lots of secret spots and some outer island options too.

[@SaltyCheeks]

You are absolutely right 🍀🙌🙌🩵🩵🩵

[@min-zv3qw]

when the chinese start surfing, they will dominate the lineup of famous spot.......

[@kaipo8489]

China is beautiful

[@SaltyCheeks]

You are beautiful ~

[@pyney]

You need to get mum on a wave

[@SaltyCheeks]

I really hope !!

[@RaniVeluNachar-kx4lu]

你嘅媽咪需要和你一起去所有旅行 ...

[@SaltyCheeks]

非常希望有一天妈妈会想要去看海。

[@N3vDawg]

shit, I should buy a house in some deserted surf town in China.

[@wecanwatersports4151]

I want to see you surf North Korea. 🫵😊

[@davidboydarnott417]

告诉妈妈她可以成为美丽的老爷车司机并自豪地度过她的岁月。 人们看到你的奥拉。 只要照顾好自己的身体，你就会永远受到各个年龄段的人的喜爱。 14-19 岁的年轻男性正在寻找伴侣，所以他们可能对你的妈妈不感兴趣，但其他人仍然爱她。😑🙏 你应该帮助妈妈度过她特别的一天。 也许她一直想尝试一些事情。 唱歌/表演/滑雪/弹奏乐器...🤔你需要问。祝你好运+爱！ 😑🙏

[@SaltyCheeks]

谢谢你🩵🌊

[@IIrandhandleII]

How polluted that water must be.

[@zzzck]

Home is where your heart is. Surfing is a lot like living with lots of white folks.

[@ferrokkkk7032]

Send location ❤😊

[@tatKwan]

你有一個好媽媽

[@SaltyCheeks]

thank uuuu~

[@joshuahiggins2653]

Come surf the most polluted waters on Earth👍

[@nedbrewer4441]

You are an amazing person so obviously your mother must be too! So I have a question? Is your mother married? I am an older surfer here in the states looking for love. And I see it written all over you and your lovely mothers face! Have a bea6 day and keep surfing....always keep surfing.

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

Please don't feature this comment. I'm terribly shy and the attention would just be too much.

[@SaltyCheeks]

don't tempt me

[@CjKirwan]

I won’t stand for this Chinese propaganda!!!! 😂

[@SaltyCheeks]

More to come 😝😂

[@wakeupthebear]

When you define yourself as human. Then we are all the same. Don’t fall into the trap of race. It’s not real.

[@SaltyCheeks]

amen~

[@WhyDidntIInventYT]

consider me propagandized.

[@SaltyCheeks]

You have been featured for the next vlog , xoxo

[@hokuinsai4299]

🤮🤙🏾

[@waterstridersup4368]

正宗Propaganda!😂

[@curtisnixon5313]

Nice propoganda lol!

[@SaltyCheeks]

Right?!

[@olavista1977]

Been there done that first USA surfer from San Clemente ever surf this coast in china while I worked in china ps weed grows wild everywhere there...