Hello to everyone, We are back from China ! There was a state of turmoil in the air; the October Grand Opening ceremony will have to be postponed for a month and will take place on November 16th 2010. Great scale flooding in the Fujian as well as other Chinese regions did create extended damage to the land and its people. In the town of TRaining alone, over thirty people have perished. The river cutting through town has risen several meters, and has literally crunched the main central bridge, drowning a section of the downtown living quarters. The road leading to Taining and " Village de France ", about thirty kilometers long, has become barely usable, littered with potholes or blocked by mud slides remains. It original natural path has forever been altered. In Chinese history, such an event has never been witnessed. What is surprising to us Occidentals, is the speed at which daily life routine has regain a normal course. With the traumatic aftershock now behind, a communal energy has fueled an efficient rapid reconstruction effort. All the more impressive considering that all is done with local raw materials, which in term yields pride and great results. The area where the ITV building in the middle of the "Village de France" is located, has been spared, thus enabling us to resume flying paragliders and trikes, valuing the area further more. The conditions were thermic, windy at times but often calm in the morning and evening. The land is dreamscape, judge for yourself by looking at the attached photos. We discovered new locations to explore, ( bouddhisme temples, old villages, caves filled with thousand of bats, etc… ) On the other hand, due to massive amounts of rainfall, the path leading from the lac to the takeoff, is minimally usable. Two hours drive up the ridge in a 4x 4 vehicle that became bogged down in the mud from time to time. The trail is in fact, at the top of the what to do list by the Chinese for now as well as completing the chalets which will house us on site. The water temperature though, is an invitation for a swim with an appealing ,… 28ºC. ! Sabine Duvivier, paragliding BE, will stay on location for an extended six month time period to take care of and maintain the ITV school in collaboration with our distributor and friend Yuming. Sabine will be the liaison between the Chinese Flying Federation and the FFVL. The school will similarly operate within context as a school following the strict FFVL's guide lines. Warning ! Do not forget to bring your Paragliding license and insurance. No one will be allowed to fly without leaving the required paper work at the headquarters reception area. I need to express my apologies for the delays due to this natural set of events out of our control which we all know by now, is a reoccurring part of our flying activities. Cheers ! Heniu. ******************************************* Hello all, Thanks for your attention! Since the special reason in china, I can't reply your comments. The great opening of ITV school will be come soon... Welcome! Anything you need assist in China pls contact me.