Shanghai show is all about sex

时间：2007-08-14 06:06:55

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SHANGHAI, Aug. 11 - Sex, a centuries-old taboo1 in China, is set to create a whirlwind in Shanghai, an international metropolis2 in what is still a largely conservative country.

 

The fourth China International Adult Toys and Reproductive Health Exhibition, Asia's largest adult show, opened yesterday at the Shanghai International Exhibition Center in Changning District.

 

In addition to lingerie and adult toy displays, the three-day event also features lectures by international sexologists on sex history and healthcare.

 

"Rather than the show itself, which has been very common in France, I am curious to know how Chinese people will react to such exhibition," Jerome Freyheit, 31, a Frenchman who works in the IT department at a stock-exchange company in Shanghai.

 

"Shanghai is an international city, so the residents may have more contact with foreigners and more often hear about new opinions. But I guess most of people won't go there because it's not part of their habits to mention sex openly."

 

Chinese people keep their sexual desires bottled.

 

"Chinese people are known to be outwardly shy when it comes to sex," said Percy Hu, 34, a human resources manager at a Shanghai-based hotel.

 

"They seldom appear coquettish outside."

 

The exhibition will also feature ancient sexual relics3 including archaic4 ceramic5 models, a 9,000-year-old China Goddess statue and other collections never before displayed by China's Ancient Chinese Sex Culture Museum, according to its executive curator Hu Hongxia.

 

And there will be displays of the slightly more avant-garde nature, including S&M displays.

 

Sexologists from the US, Hong Kong and the mainland will be on site to offer guidance on sexual health and discuss many different sex topics.

 

"Sex is a part of being human and good sex is part of a quality life," Liu Dalin, a renowned6 sex expert and founder7 of China's first sex museum in East China's Jiangsu Province, said.

 

"We want to guide the public to an appropriate and healthy attitude toward sex through the show."

 

It seems that Shanghai people are not shy when it comes to sex. Statistics released recently by China's sex products sales network revealed that Shanghai ranks are the third biggest consumers sex products, following Beijing and Guangdong.

 
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1 taboo aqBwg     
n.禁忌，禁止接近，禁止使用；adj.禁忌的；v.禁忌，禁制，禁止
参考例句：
  • The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.这些粗野的字眼在日常谈话中是禁忌的。
  • Is there a taboo against sex before marriage in your society?在你们的社会里，婚前的性行为犯禁吗？
2 metropolis BCOxY     
n.首府；大城市
参考例句：
  • Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
  • He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。
3 relics UkMzSr     
[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸
参考例句：
  • The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
  • Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。
4 archaic 4Nyyd     
adj.(语言、词汇等)古代的，已不通用的
参考例句：
  • The company does some things in archaic ways,such as not using computers for bookkeeping.这个公司有些做法陈旧，如记账不使用电脑。
  • Shaanxi is one of the Chinese archaic civilized origins which has a long history.陕西省是中国古代文明发祥之一，有悠久的历史。
5 ceramic lUsyc     
n.制陶业，陶器，陶瓷工艺
参考例句：
  • The order for ceramic tiles has been booked in.瓷砖的订单已登记下来了。
  • Some ceramic works of art are shown in this exhibition.这次展览会上展出了一些陶瓷艺术品。
6 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
参考例句：
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
7 Founder wigxF     
n.创始者，缔造者
参考例句：
  • He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
  • According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

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