I never knew China has nudist beaches. Even now, I am still not sure. I have not seen one myself, but then I must confess I have not been to one of those "hot" places.
If netizens are to be believed, a popular resort in Sanya, Hainan province, has evolved into an au naturel habitat. At its most crowded, there are 400-500 swimmers in their birthday suits, claimed one online posting.
A call to the local authorities turned up nothing. They would not confirm it.
This reminds me of previous reports I had read about nudist locations in other Chinese cities, for instance, one outside Harbin. They struck me as just grapevine news that could not be verified or denied.
Then it dawned on me that local officials have intuitively taken on the Bill Clinton strategy: Don't ask, don't tell. They surely know what is happening in their backyard, but they risk scaring away tourists and curiosity-seekers if they play tough; or they risk incurring the ire of higher-ups as well as the general public if they openly announce a policy of tolerance. The only sensible way out may be to keep their mouths shut and pretend it does not exist.
Is public nudity legal in China? I do not know. I have not heard of a law that legitimizes or forbids it, but it certainly goes against China's social mores. The puritanical constraints of Confucianism essentially put these matters off limit for rational debate. If you look online, the most oft-repeated argument by critics is: Would you take your wife to go skinny-dipping?
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