Nudist beaches not a big deal
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nudist">nudist</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="confess">confess</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> "<span word="hot">hot</span>" <span word="places">places</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="netizens">netizens</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="believed">believed</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sanya">Sanya</span>, <span word="Hainan">Hainan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="au">au</span> <span word="naturel">naturel</span> <span word="habitat">habitat</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> 400-500 <span word="swimmers">swimmers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="suits">suits</span>, <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="posting">posting</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="nudist">nudist</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="Harbin">Harbin</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="grapevine">grapevine</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="verified">verified</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="denied">denied</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="dawned">dawned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="intuitively">intuitively</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>: <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>, <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="scaring">scaring</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span>-<span word="seekers">seekers</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>; <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="incurring">incurring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ire">ire</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tolerance">tolerance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="sensible">sensible</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mouths">mouths</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pretend">pretend</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>.</p><p><span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="nudity">nudity</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="legitimizes">legitimizes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="forbids">forbids</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="mores">mores</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="puritanical">puritanical</span> <span word="constraints">constraints</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Confucianism">Confucianism</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="oft">oft</span>-<span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="skinny">skinny</span>-<span word="dipping">dipping</span>?</p>
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