This is the thrilling moment a wingsuit pilot leapt from a ledge and soared through mountains in China.

Zhang Shupeng donned a helmet before he launched himself into the valley in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, on September 7.

Footage shows Zhang leaping from a cliff and gliding gracefully through the air with his suit expanding like a bat's wings for a minute-long ride.

The stunning display left tourists in awe as they watched him perform the extreme aerial activity.

Zhang is known as China's first wingsuit pilot, with no accidents recorded to date.

A research article on fatalities in wingsuit BASE jumping, published by Omer Mei-Dan, MD, Erik Monasterio, MD, Michael Carmont, MD, and Dr. Anton Westman, MD, concluded that wingsuit-related fatalities appear to be increasing as the sport gains popularity, with most fatalities attributed to cliff or ground impacts, often due to flight path miscalculations.