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The 2012 Aizhai Bridge BASE Jump Event!
On September 16th, 2012, China held its second ever bridge BASE jump event from the Aizhai Bridge. Almost 40 jumpers from 15 countries participated in the gathering that was officially titled The 2012 First Xiangxi Aizhai Bridge International Base Jump Festival.
The 5-day adventure also included sightseeing tours to the famous ancient city of Fenghuang as well as a visit to the spectacular Zhangjiajie and Tianmen Mountain National Parks. The cliffs and rock formations within these parks are as epic as anything in Yosemite National Park in the U.S. and were the inspiration for the look of the film Avatar.
The BASE jump portion of the event took place on September 16th and was seen by tens of millions of viewers on China's government owned CCTV as well as being broadcast on the private Hunan Television network. The event actually began on September 15th with an exciting display of balance and athleticism as 2 Chinese tightrope walkers crossed more then 300 meters over the Aizhai canyon. The wind cables that stabilized the tightrope ironically caused a cancellation of the practice jump from the Aizhai Bridge leaving most of the BASE jumpers with just one jump each.
But if the BASE portion of the event left the jumpers hungry for more, the organizers lavish itinerary largely made up for it with multiple nights in 4 and 5 star hotels traveling with a group of the friendliest Chinese student volunteers you could ever meet. The BASE jumpers got a taste of the culture and people of a region in China that few foreigners ever get to visit. They were exposed to a landscape of Hunan Province that has so much to offer with many sure to return in the future with an eye towards taking in more scenery as well as jumping from objects both known and unknown.
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