7 of China?s coolest outdoor activities

by Jade Bremner

China is not famous for adventure tourism, but it?s actually one great destination to seek a new adrenaline high.

And here are seven ways (in no particular order) to travel the Middle Kingdom with a new heart rate.

1. Kiteboarding, Fujian

See China's minority region, Lance Armstrong-style.

One of the rides of your life consists of a challenging climb up to 1,900 meters on two wheels.

Cycling around 40 kilometers per day on varied terrain, from cobbled streets, tricky dirt tracks and sheer cliff faces, you?ll snake past incredible sights such as the ice-capped Jade Dragon Mountain and one of the world?s deepest river canyons -- Tiger Leaping Gorge. 

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