A nude beach in Xiamen (a major city on the southeast (Taiwan Strait) coast of the People's Republic of China) was proposed as more swimmers choose not to wear clothes, reports Strait Herald.
Heated online debates were stirred by a naked surfer, in his 40s, who was seen near Huandao Road on August 19, 2011.
On the same day, a man was pictured swimming in the Xiada Reservoir without his clothes on.
2 female expats were filmed naked two weeks ago at the Baicheng Bathing Spot.
Mr. Huang, from Shanghai, said he flew to Xiamen last month to enjoy the naked and fearless feeling in the seawater. He wants the experience to be repeated in Xiamen every year.
Some Xiamen residents have even headed to Southeast Asia countries for a naked swim, where they will not have fear to be spotted by friends or colleagues.
A nude beach in Xiamen could be a kick for tourism, but Xiamen officials will not risk their political lives to take the lead in China, said Dai Xiaoli, an associate professor of Xiamen University.
Chinese culture is not supportive of this wild thing, and naked swimming lovers are a tiny portion of the whole society, which will have an obvious influence in the tourism development, said Xiada Prof. Huang Fucai… Read More.
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