Hunting in China and abroad

Many rich people in China started to enjoy sport hunting in foreign countries in recent years and Chinese e-commerce tycoon Jack Ma sparked huge controversy two years ago as he and his friends hunted 11 stags in Britain. [Photo/ifeng.com]

Chinese e-commerce tycoon Jack Ma sparked huge controversy two years ago as he and his friends hunted 11 stags in Britain. They spent 36,000 pounds on renting a castle, and hiring a helicopter to use for the hunt.

As a director on the board of The Nature Conservancy, an American charitable environmental organization, Ma said the purpose of their trip to Britain was to learn how to better protect the environment.

"To tell the truth, the hunting was a terrible experience for me. It didn't bring me any pleasure at all. I felt bad when I was shooting at the animals," he said.