The following originally appeared on the Canadian Broadcast Centre website. You can hear the radio piece there as well.

Hainan Island, China...surfer girl catches waves here

Dispatches is always banging on about the changes emerging from the superheated economy of China. But sometimes even we're surprised at the form it takes.

Surfing for example. Who knew?

It isn't exactly "everybody's learning how." But there's at least one standout on the breakers.