Zhang Shupeng is touted in Chinese media as the "No 1 wingsuit flyer in Asia". [Photo provided to China Daily]

"Due to immature flying techniques and primitive facilities, accidents happened frequently in the past. A recent survey shows the death rate is around 0.5 percent now."

People show degrees of tolerance toward extreme sports, he says, adding that voices of high-risk aerial sports players may provide new ways of thinking.

According to him, roller coasters, drop towers and terrifying rope swings on cliffs in amusement parks, for example, are uncontrollable for participants, who might find no way out and are firmly tied to a machine they don't understand.

But a wingsuit flight is under the control of a pilot, with postures, direction adjustments and flying paths in place, which Zhang says can ensure a flyer's safety.

For most people, the glorious bird's-eye view comes along with the sport's deadly nature. Zhang takes the sport as a passion that he can strive for.

"I'm far from 'persistent' in doing this sport, which seems like it's in a relatively painful stage. I still love the sport very much, and I am willing to do it. Any regrets? Why? Never."

The seasoned flyer has reverence for the sport despite jumping off the cliffs of Tianmen Mountain time and again. Before soaring into the air, he is usually surrounded by onlookers, but he focuses on the details of flying.

Zhang also looks back on his flying videos to improve. The sport needs prudence to deal with extreme circumstances, so he isn't in it merely for the thrills, he says.

Zhang lives a well-planned life.

"I can't tell you my short-term aim now," he adds. "But I might divide my life into five or more stages and set a clear and specific goal for each stage."

His first stage in life involved paragliding, and his second is focused on wingsuit flying. He says he is proving to the world that Chinese people can shine in the field of extreme sports.

"I think one must seek something meaningful beyond one's own life. It could be a cause, a job or a sport."

This sport should not be performed without professional guidance for safety.