Expo pours cold water on exotic sexual views

时间：2006-11-08 02:17:43

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Models parade in spicy1 underwears at the fourth Guangzhou Sex Culture Expo in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province November 5, 2006.
 
GUANGZHOU, Nov. 6 - Once regarded as "bold and open," Li Yinhe's views on sex, particularly topics such as "wife-swapping2," got a frosty reception from experts at the fourth Guangzhou Sex Culture Expo.

 

Addressing last year's festival, Li, widely acclaimed3 as China's foremost female sociologist4 on sex issues, said wife swapping was a normal kind of entertainment and all couples should have the right to do it if they wanted to.

 

However, this year scholars and experts at a forum5 held in conjunction with the ongoing6 expo rejected her easy-going views.

 

"Wife swapping should not be promoted to the public as it will lead to the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases," said Zhang Feng, director of the Guangdong Provincial7 Population and Family Planning Committee.

 

Zhang added that neither the sex forum nor the expo should provide a platform for advertising8 bold and "unacceptable" views to the public.

 

"These views should be discussed as academic issues rather than widely acceptable social issues," said Zhang.

 

Zhu Mingxi, deputy director of the Guangdong Sexology Association, said: "There is only a meager9 amount of couples who accept Li's views, as most people still have more traditional and moral attitudes about sex."

 

Themed "building moral sexual attitudes," the ongoing expo is designed to promote general sex awareness10, knowledge, and academic discussion and co-operation in sex studies.

 

An exhibition organized as part of the expo includes ancient relics11 from museums around Guangdong Province.

 

The event drew more than 60,000 visitors to its first day on Saturday, 10,000 more than the last session's opening day.

 

Besides the exhibition, other highlights will include a special report on sexual health from Hu Peicheng, a psychologist and serologist from Peking University.

 

"As China is undergoing the so-called 'sexual revolution,' we are attaching great importance to promoting traditional moral ideas about sexuality," Duan told China Daily.

 

"China has a totally different attitude towards sex from many countries. We should not only promote a bold, open attitude, as in Western countries, but also preserve healthy, traditional views on sex," said Duan.

 

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1 spicy zhvzrC     
adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的
参考例句：
  • The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
  • Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。
2 swapping 8a991dafbba2463e25ba0bc65307eb5e     
交换，交换技术
参考例句：
  • The slow swapping and buying of horses went on. 马匹的买卖和交换就是这样慢慢地进行着。
  • He was quite keen on swapping books with friends. 他非常热衷于和朋友们交换书籍。
3 acclaimed 90ebf966469bbbcc8cacff5bee4678fe     
adj.受人欢迎的
参考例句：
  • They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year. 他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。
  • Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker. 孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。
4 sociologist 2wSwo     
n.研究社会学的人，社会学家
参考例句：
  • His mother was a sociologist,researching socialism.他的母亲是个社会学家，研究社会主义。
  • Max Weber is a great and outstanding sociologist.马克斯·韦伯是一位伟大的、杰出的社会学家。
5 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
6 ongoing 6RvzT     
adj.进行中的，前进的
参考例句：
  • The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
  • The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
7 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
8 advertising 1zjzi3     
n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的
参考例句：
  • Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
  • The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
9 meager zB5xZ     
adj.缺乏的，不足的，瘦的
参考例句：
  • He could not support his family on his meager salary.他靠微薄的工资无法养家。
  • The two men and the woman grouped about the fire and began their meager meal.两个男人同一个女人围着火，开始吃起少得可怜的午饭。
10 awareness 4yWzdW     
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
参考例句：
  • There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
  • Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
11 relics UkMzSr     
[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸
参考例句：
  • The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
  • Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

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