Despite low-profile status and risks of injury, extreme sports have been appealing to more and more urban young people, who look for exciting challenges to toughen themselves up, in China.
The recent National Parkour Championship Final, which was held at Beijing's 751 D-Park, presents a stage for such a group of daredevils to demonstrate their athletic strength, adventurous mentality as well as maverick personality, while promoting the niche sport in style.
Video: Sun Xiaochen