Difficulty: Summiteer (Level 3)
Huang Zhen, 34, closed his cafe for a day last month to face strong winds and rising water that knocked him down. He was preparing for the extreme weather that is happening more often in China.
Huang was one of about 12 people at a training session in the Lvxing Disaster Simulation Training Centre in Hangzhou.
For 1,599 yuan (HK$1,857) each day, visitors can experience what it feels like to be in a typhoon or a flash flood. A safety instructor is there to help them.
The centre said it is the first of its kind to provide typhoon training, with its simulated experience generating wind speeds of up to 165 kph alongside torrential rain.
Climate change is increasingly exposing China to destructive weather events, scientists say.
This year is of particular concern due to the emergence of the El Nino weather pattern, which can drive up temperatures and fuel more intense typhoons.
