Welcome to Love Land. And not a moment too soon as some studies suggest that only 28 percent of women in China have experienced orgasm.
To be erected near the south-west city of Chongqing China’s first sex theme park, has been described as “vulgar” and inappropriate. But the developer pimping the project says that Love Land, due to open in October, will improve sex education and help adults enjoy a harmonious sex life.
According to the U.K. report, visitors will be able to view naked human sculptures, giant replicas of genitals and an exhibition about the history of sex and sexual practices in other countries.
The park will also offer sex technique workshops and advise on anti-Aids measures and using condoms properly.
Li Yinhe, an expert on sexual attitudes at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that in ancient times Chinese people had more positive attitudes towards sex. They became more ascetic during the Song and Ming dynasties, but this trend peaked at the end of the Cultural Revolution.
Since the 80s that had reversed, she said, adding: “The fact that the park has been built shows the change and that open attitudes to sex are now mainstream.” One of her research projects showed that in Beijing the percentage of people having premarital sex rose from under 16% in 1989 to over 60% in 2004.
Li said that while disapproval of sex stemmed from religion in the west, in China it was largely rooted in a traditional focus on the family instead of individual enjoyment – leading people to deplore premarital and extramarital sex.
Lin Yinhe and the Peoples’ Academy ought to come to San Francisco for some market research and observe in the Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Freedom Parade and take notes for phase two.