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Red light for "feast on a beauty's body"
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-04-07 00:34
Health authorities in Southwest China's Yunnan Province has called an end to
the service of the Japanese-style "feast on a beauty's body" four days after its
debut.
The "feast on a beauty's body"
service was launched several days ago by a sushi restaurant in Kunming,
Yunnan Province.[sina.com.cn] |
A sushi restaurant with the name of Hefengcun Huaishi located in provincial
capital Kunming last Friday launched a service in which sushi and other food are
displayed on nearly naked bodies of two women, both models with college
diplomas.
Health authorities from both the province and the provincial capital launched
a sanitation investigation Monday and ruled that the two women, who acted as
dishes, did not have health certificates which are a must for workers in the
restaurant industry in the country.
The service triggered a heated debate once it was launched last week.
The "feast on a
beauty's body" service in Japan. [File
photo] |
Some media reports said the service meant an unbearable insult and shame to
women and posed a serious assault to the traditional value of the Chinese
nation.
The management of the restaurant contended that they launched such a
service to introduce the special Japanese food culture to Chinese people.
The "feast on a
beauty's body" service in Japan. [File photo]
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However, Qian Ning, a sociologist with Yunnan University, said that as once a
fashion in the Japanese royal court, "the feast on a beauty's body" reflected
women's humble social status in a certain period of history.
"The reappearance of such a culture is totally a historical retrogress," Qian
said.
Qian also said that any introduction of exotic culture should by no means
surpass the tolerance bottom line of the native culture.
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