Count the history of surfing for 100 years

Before the 18th century, surfing was actually a gadget of the Aboriginal communities of the Polynesia islands, which were surrounded by the sea and isolated from the world. Therefore, surfing was an extremely important part of local people's life.

In the context of pantheism, the local people put surfing in a very sacred position. They think that surfing is the best awe of nature. Therefore, surfing has deeply affected the society, religion and culture of Polynesia, and even reached a social status similar to religion.

Among the tribes, the chief is the sixth wave rider. As long as he goes for a walk on the sea and shows his surfing skills, he can establish his prestige and get the best surfboard made of the best trees and the best beach. At that time, all promotion and power came from surfing technology, so it can be seen how important surfing was in Hawaiian tribes.

In 1778, Captain Cook, a handsome and wave loving British explorer, sailed his boat to the Hawaiian Islands. He saw that the local aborigines had climbed over the huge waves with a piece of broken wood. He was so shocked that he quickly took a small book, which was the famous cook's logbook.

Good news spread far and wide. Captain Cook's wave completely broke the isolation between the island and the western world. Since then, various missionary groups visited the island frequently. Later, Europeans brought disease. Missionary work also suppressed Hawaiian culture, making surfing a waste of life. Surfing declined sharply or even disappeared.

This dark period lasted until 1898. It was not until American leaders seized the sovereignty of Hawaii and wanted to promote local tourism that surfing and Hawaiian aboriginal culture were protected by the government and ushered in the dawn.

In 1908, surfing was gradually introduced to some European and American countries. However, surfing was still not popular.

The star effect is very useful in any age. At this time, Duke Duke Kahanamoku, the two consecutive Olympic swimming champion, gave full play to his star aura, introduced surfing to many big names in Hollywood, and performed surfing performances everywhere. With his strong promotion, surfing became popular in California, the United States, Australia and other places.

In the 1990s, people could only use mahogany planks for surfing. This kind of surfboard was so thick that it could stun people. It was not fun at all. Until the later invention of the new surfboard, the difficulty of surfing was greatly reduced, which greatly promoted the popularity and development of surfing around the world. Trendy young people always love to be different from others, so surfing later derived many art forms such as music, movies and fashion. Surfing culture expresses its consistent core culture through the opposing spirit of the times

In 1960, surfing culture began to spread to Asia.

The rising world surfing tour and commercial support triggered the life mode of professional surfing. People began to bring competitive surfing through competitions. The international Surfing Association organized a surfing world championship every two years. The fashion of surfing culture has been pursued by more and more people, which has burst out skateboards, windsurfing, snowboarding, etc., and its commercial value is also growing. At the spiritual level, surfing photos and dreams have become very influential advertisements, affecting people's behavior, consumption and life.

Nowadays, surfing has more than 80 million fans and 15million surfers all over the world, with an annual growth rate of 12%~16%. Surfing has become a synonym for "health, green and challenge".

In China, there are many surfers. However, due to the limited suitable beaches, the difficulty and danger of surfing on the sea, and the climate constraints, this sport is difficult to popularize and has great limitations.

In the 21st century, surfing has once again ushered in a comprehensive innovation. You don't need to travel far, you can surf at will when you step out of your home, and you're not restricted by the climate. It's safe and healthy A new trend surfing mode has become popular in the city, that is, skateboarding surfing. Skateboarding surfing is a sport based on surfing simulator. No matter in clubs, bars, hotels, resorts, shopping malls or parks, it can become a surfing site. Surfing can actually become our daily life.