“When you are surfing, everything else is much less important; you are alone in the sea, with nothing but your board, coping with all the uncertainties by yourself.”

It was no surprise when these two powerhouses of energy were born in the Year of the Tiger. Part of the growing surf culture in South China, 24-year-old Shayun and Jiang’s passion for the ocean has led them to Hainan to chase waves.