Old brothels become a common topic of Beijing writers

时间：2007-08-10 00:50:38

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Chinanews, Beijing, August 8 – Xiao Fuxing, a Beijing writer has finished another book recently. The book is not children’s tales, but a tale of the famous “Ba Da Hu Tong” (the Eight Famous Alleys), the red light district in old Beijing.

 

The Ba Da Hu Tong in the late years of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was not simply a place of sensual pleasures, but where people of different social strata1 got mixed. Thus it was a perfect epitome2 of the rapidly changing society at that time.

 

Yan Hong, an online writer in China has also released her novel on the life of prostitutes and courtesans in the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). Though she claims that her story is “nothing but spoof”, Wang Meng, a very famous writer, believes her understanding is based on a youthful lifestyle that will make young people fall in love with classics.

 

In fact, many books about the old Chinese brothels available can be found nowadays in the book market, some even written by foreigners.

 

However, some researchers think it is not proper if the society gets too deeply involved in the tales about prostitutes and the corrupt3 life of decadent4 elements.
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1 strata GUVzv     
n.地层（复数）；社会阶层
参考例句：
  • The older strata gradually disintegrate.较老的岩层渐渐风化。
  • They represent all social strata.他们代表各个社会阶层。
2 epitome smyyW     
n.典型，梗概
参考例句：
  • He is the epitome of goodness.他是善良的典范。
  • This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。
3 corrupt 4zTxn     
v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的
参考例句：
  • The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
  • This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
4 decadent HaYyZ     
adj.颓废的，衰落的，堕落的
参考例句：
  • Don't let decadent ideas eat into yourselves.别让颓废的思想侵蚀你们。
  • This song was once banned, because it was regarded as decadent.这首歌曾经被认定为是靡靡之音而被禁止播放。

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