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<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="age">age</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="obsession">obsession</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="virginity">virginity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="revival">revival</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="pretenses">pretenses</span>.</p><p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="plantation">plantation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> "<span word="help">help</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>" <span word="ads">ads</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="pickers">pickers</span>: <span word="Female">Female</span>, <span word="virgin">virgin</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="C">C</span>-<span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="breasts">breasts</span>.</p><p><span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="prerequisites">prerequisites</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virgins">virgins</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mouths">mouths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="breasts">breasts</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="variations">variations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="touring">touring</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="plantations">plantations</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Virginity">Virginity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pickers">pickers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="touted">touted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prized">prized</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="flourishes">flourishes</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="obsession">obsession</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="virginity">virginity</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="manifestation">manifestation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ploy">ploy</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="drinkers">drinkers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discriminating">discriminating</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="fantasies">fantasies</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="purity">purity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vicarious">vicarious</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="savoring">savoring</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tribe">tribe</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voluptuous">voluptuous</span> <span word="virgins">virgins</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="freshly">freshly</span> <span word="plucked">plucked</span> <span word="concubines">concubines</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="No">No</span> 1 <span word="perk">perk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ironic">ironic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="share">share</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span>. <span word="Bo">Bo</span> <span word="Wanqing">Wanqing</span>, <span word="affectionately">affectionately</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Auntie">Auntie</span> <span word="Bo">Bo</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="representative">representative</span>", <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="congresswoman">congresswoman</span>, <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="admonished">admonished</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="Virginity">Virginity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="dowry">dowry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span>".</p>
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