Li Zhixin
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Li Zhixin (born 1962) is a leading Chinese
mountaineer
and director of the Mountaineering Sports Administrative Center (MSAC) of the State General Administration of Sports. He is also the executive vice-president of the Chinese Mountaineering Association (CMA）. Li Zhixin and his partner, Wang Yongfeng
(王勇峰), became the first Chinese couple to climb the "Seven Summits
" on June 23, 1999.
, Liaoning Province. He graduated from the Wuhan Institute of Geology
in 1985. Li and Wang Yongfeng
became friends in this Institute. They was elected to the Wuhan Institute of Geology Mountaineering Team together in 1984. He started his mountaineering career from then on.
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
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 director of the Mountaineering Sports Administrative Center (MSAC) of the State General Administration of Sports. He is also the executive vice-president of the Chinese Mountaineering Association (CMA）. Li Zhixin and his partner, Wang Yongfeng
Wang Yongfeng
Wang Yongfeng is a Chinese mountaineer and the assistant secretary-general of China mountain climbing association. He is also the captain of the Chinese Mountaineering Team...
(王勇峰), 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
Li Zhixin was born in DalianDalian
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...
, Liaoning Province. He graduated from 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 1985. Li and Wang Yongfeng
Wang Yongfeng
Wang Yongfeng is a Chinese mountaineer and the assistant secretary-general of China mountain climbing association. He is also the captain of the Chinese Mountaineering Team...
became friends in this Institute. They was elected to the Wuhan Institute of Geology Mountaineering Team together in 1984. He started his mountaineering career from then on.