Shanghai, China - Peoples Republic of
PROSTITUTE WAITS FOR CUSTOMERS NEAR A BAR IN SHANGHAI.
A prostitute waits for customers near a popular bar frequented by foreigners
in Shanghai May 31, 2003. Shanghai is rediscovering its uninhibited past
thanks to more than a decade of growth and liberalisation. Today, commercial
sex and drugs in Shanghai has been consigned to darkened bars, seedy karaoke
lounges, massage parlours and a smattering of strip clubs. In a country
where sex is still rarely discussed in the open, Shanghai stands apart by
running a government-sanctioned sex hotline, sex museum and tolerating the
screening of often racier cinema and music fare than other cities would
permit. Picture taken May 31, 2003. TO MATCH FEATURE
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