Wang Yongfeng
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Wang Yongfeng (born 1963) is a Chinese
mountaineer
and the assistant secretary-general of China mountain climbing association. He is also the captain of the Chinese Mountaineering Team. Wang and his partner, Li Zhixin
(李致新), became the first Chinese couple to climb the "Seven Summits
" on June 23, 1999.
. He entered the Wuhan Institute of Geology
in 1980. Wang and Li Zhixin became friends in this Institute and they was elected to the Wuhan Institute of Geology Mountaineering Team together in 1984. He started his mountaineering career from then on.
In 2008, the Beijing Olympic flame was brought to the top of Mt. Qomolangma, and Wang Yongfeng was the head of that mountaineering team as well as the second torchbearer on the peak.
Chinese people
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mountaineer
Mountaineer
-Sports:*Mountaineering, the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, trekking and climbing up mountains, also known as alpinism-University athletic teams and mascots:*Appalachian State Mountaineers, the athletic teams of Appalachian State University...
and the assistant secretary-general of China mountain climbing association. He is also the captain of the Chinese Mountaineering Team. Wang and his partner, Li Zhixin
Li Zhixin
Li Zhixin is a leading Chinese mountaineer and director of the Mountaineering Sports Administrative Center of the State General Administration of Sports. He is also the executive vice-president of the Chinese Mountaineering Association Li Zhixin (simplified Chinese: 李致新, pinyin: Lǐ Zhìxī) (born...
(李致新), became the first Chinese couple to climb the "Seven Summits
Seven Summits
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Summiting all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first postulated as such and achieved on April 30, 1985 by Richard Bass .-Definition:...
" on June 23, 1999.
Biography
Wang Yongfeng was born in Jining District, Inner MongoliaInner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
. He entered the Wuhan Institute of Geology
China University of Geosciences
The China University of Geosciences is a key national university directly under the administration of the Education Ministry of the People's Republic of China...
in 1980. Wang and Li Zhixin became friends in this Institute and they was elected to the Wuhan Institute of Geology Mountaineering Team together in 1984. He started his mountaineering career from then on.
In 2008, the Beijing Olympic flame was brought to the top of Mt. Qomolangma, and Wang Yongfeng was the head of that mountaineering team as well as the second torchbearer on the peak.