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| 2006-08-23 |
| FARMERS in a small Jiangsu town host strippers at their funerals to attract larger crowds, China Central Television reported the unique custom on Monday. The local people believe that the more people gathered at a funeral, the more luck it will bring to the family and offspring. So some families hire striptease troupes to attract more people, the report said. This stripping spectacle has reportedly become one of the town's most popular nighttime events, especially among migrant workers. Some local residents even host a rival show with two performances on the each side of the street close to the mourning hall and their houses to attract viewers. With a competitive atmosphere, the dancers and singers on each side try their best to attract people's attention, the report said. Some strippers even take off the trousers of male viewers and persuade them to join in the dancing, while others bathe in public or perform nude with snakes. Dozens of troupes operate stripteases in the small town, which reportedly brings in a great fortune. A troupe boss told a CCTV reporter that he earned more than 200,000 yuan (US$25,000) last year, while a male singer in the troupe said he had purchased three apartments, one in town, one in Lianyungang, a port city of Jiangsu Province, and a small one in Nanjing, Jiangsu's capital. Most of the dancers are local women, who perform for an income of 200 yuan per show, the boss said. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #4 It brings good luck alright, to the strippers! How uniquly asian. |
| Posted by: 49 pan 2006-08-23 19:23 |
| #3 Damn! Wait'll the Kennedy's hear about this! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-08-23 16:47 |
| #2 Natural-Born Capitalists. WTF are they doing allowing the little cabal of ancient Commies to continue breathing? The cognitive dissonance is overwhelming. |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-08-23 16:44 |
| #1 Actually, during the day I attend Jiangsu University. I'm a microbiology major. I'm just doing this for tuition and book fees. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-23 16:37 |