Brighton Zeuner on Hypebae.

If you didn’t know already, Shanghai is well on its way to becoming a skate capital, and last month’s Vans Park Series (VPS) tournament proved it. As one of four international qualifiers before the VPS World Championships are held in September in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Shanghai stop saw men and women of all ages compete in park terrain skateboarding including rising American skateboarder, Brighton Zeuner.

HYPEBAE caught up with Zeuner and local Vans sponsored rider 66 as they explored the Chinese megacity ahead of the tournament. Together, they traded thoughts on everything from their personal style inspiration to the rise of women in skateboarding and of course, their favorite skate spots in Shanghai – watch the video above to get the lowdown.