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The History Of Sex In China -- Episodes From The Last 30 Years

Including the first published photo of a kiss, the first nude painting to be exhibited and the publication of Lady's Chatterley Lover. ...full story at ESWN

from ESWN on Sat, Dec 13 2008

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22 Jul 07 visit The Lover (1992) - Kiss  »  YouTube videoThis is a scene from THE LOVER - a love story between a French girl and a Chinese man set in 1929 Indochina. This is one of my favorite 'movie kisses,' even though they don't actually kiss. Still packs a hell of a punch. I uploaded two other scenes, so...
29 Jun 07 visit National treasures to be exhibited in HK  »  People's Daily An unprecedented exhibition of China's most valuable national treasures, including the world famous painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" in the Song Dynasty, opened at the Hong Kong Museum of Art Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of...
12 Apr 08 visit Nude photo of France's First Lady sold to Chinese art collector  »  Shanghaiist A 1993 nude photo of Carla Bruni, French President Sarkozy's wife, has sold at Christie's in NYC for $91,000 to an unnnamed Chinese art collector. A Telegraph article describes the pic:The portrait shows a younger Miss Bruni gazing thoughtfully into the...
23 Mar 07 visit Anti-Rightist campaign: China's censored history leaks around the Internet (in spite of Sohu)  »  RConversation In 1998, retired Xinhua News Agency journalist Dai Huang (now 79) published a book about his life - including the 21 years he spent in labor camps after he was labeled a rightist in 1957 during the anti-rightist campaign. His...
25 May 09 visit Nude waitresses went on the bill  »  Shanghai Daily NETIZENS have been outraged by government officials who spent public money at a Hunan Province hotel that offers nude waitresses as part of its services. By yesterday evening, the post that published 12 receipts...
06 Jul 07 visit History of Audit in China (English Version) published in BeijingHistory of Audit in China (English Version) published in Beijing  »  People's Daily The History of Audit in China (English Version), a set of books on the history of a specialized subject written by a group of experts and scholars led by Mr. Li Jinhua, Auditor General of China, was released in Beijing on July 3, 2007. ...

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