Japanese prostitute's job application found in China

时间：2007-07-16 02:40:27

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In this picture taken recently, the paper on the left carries the insurer's signature and is sealed by the police station of the Republic of China, the prevailing1 administration between 1912 and 1949; while on the right piece, the applicant2 fills the blanks with her name, nationality, age, address and justification3 for wanting to become a prostitute, as well as proof of having volunteered to do so. A black-and-white photo of the prostitute-to-be is also pasted under the characters "from Tianjin police station to Tianjin city government".
 
July 14 - An antique collector in northern China's Hebei Province says he's recently gained a piece of special collection of high value, a Japanese girl's application paper for becoming a prostitute, submitted in 1921.

 

The collector from Bazhou city, surnamed Shi, told the Hebei-based Yanzhao Metro4 Daily he spotted5 the application paper days ago from an old porcelain6 flask7 he purchased in 2003 at the price of 300 yuan or 40 US dollars.

 

The application paper, printed in the original complex form of simplified Chinese characters, consists of two parts for the applicant and her insurer respectively. The 21-year old Japanese girl gave her name, age, nationality, address and explained her reason for becoming a prostitute - poverty, with the announcement that she had volunteered to do so.

 

On the other hand, the insurer also signed her name to guarantee that the applicant would observe the law and regulations. The paper would be submitted to the then-Tianjin police station before being further transferred to the Tianjin government during the rein8 of the Republic of China between 1912 and 1949.

 

Mr. Shi told the newspaper that two such papers have been found in China before, according to his friends, who share the same interest in their collections.

 

He claims the paper has a value of collection since it tells of the social climate in the prosperous port city of Tianjin under which prostitution was officially allowed, before the founding of new China.

 

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1 prevailing E1ozF     
adj.盛行的；占优势的；主要的
参考例句：
  • She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。
  • This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society.这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
2 applicant 1MlyX     
n.申请人，求职者，请求者
参考例句：
  • He was the hundredth applicant for the job. 他是第100个申请这项工作的人。
  • In my estimation, the applicant is well qualified for this job. 据我看, 这位应征者完全具备这项工作的条件。
3 justification x32xQ     
n.正当的理由；辩解的理由
参考例句：
  • There's no justification for dividing the company into smaller units. 没有理由把公司划分成小单位。
  • In the young there is a justification for this feeling. 在年轻人中有这种感觉是有理由的。
4 metro XogzNA     
n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)
参考例句：
  • Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
  • The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。
5 spotted 7FEyj     
adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的
参考例句：
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
6 porcelain USvz9     
n.瓷；adj.瓷的，瓷制的
参考例句：
  • These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
  • The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。
7 flask Egxz8     
n.瓶，火药筒，砂箱
参考例句：
  • There is some deposit in the bottom of the flask.这只烧杯的底部有些沉淀物。
  • He took out a metal flask from a canvas bag.他从帆布包里拿出一个金属瓶子。
8 rein xVsxs     
n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治
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  • The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
  • He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

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