CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- “跑酷” (paoku) is a transliteration of “Parkour”, which means “training ground to overcome obstacles”. “You can’t run smoothly in Chongqing because you never know what’s under the wall you’ve turned over.” This sentence is often used by Parkour people to make fun of the geographical features of Chongqing. However, Bai Lv, native of Chongqing has been telling people that Chongqing is a very suitable city for Parkour in the past 15 years. They run freely in the mountain city, recording the beauty of the mountain city.

“I heard that parkour people never go to Chongqing.” “Chongqing is the best city I’ve ever seen for parkour.” Bai Lv, 33, has been in contact with parkour since the age of 18. He is one of the earliest players in China to contact parkour. Bai Lv has run in many cities. He thinks that Chongqing’s three-dimensional sense gives parkour more space to play. There are many climbing and other movements in parkour process, and the “point” is needed to support the next step. Therefore, the uneven terrain and stairway are “perfect” places for parkour.

In general, people can’t jump too high in the case of sprint and bounce, but parkour runners can easily cross the half meter high platform through the change of movements and the support of buildings. The ups and downs of the mountain city give parkour runners better play space.

In order to ensure safety, Bai Lv and his team will spend more time than running to survey the terrain, checking whether the focus point of each action is stable and whether jumping will cause strain. For professional parkour runners, “Unknown to the other side of the wall” is not allowed.

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