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“Women’s Town” In China?

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Law, The World

Oh those crazy communists! You certainly can’t say they aren’t creative.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese tourism authorities are seeking investment to build a novel concept attraction — the world’s first “women’s town,” where men get punished for disobedience, an official said Thursday.

The 2.3-square-km Longshuihu village in the Shuangqiao district of Chongqing municipality, also known as “women’s town,” was based on the local traditional concept of “women rule and men obey,” a tourism official told Reuters.

“Traditional women dominate and men have to be obedient in the areas of Sichuan province and Chongqing, and now we are using it as an idea to attract tourists and boost tourism,” the official, surname Li, said by telephone.

Given the “discipline” angle, think they’re going to get a lot of foreign visitors they may not anticipate?

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4 Responses to ““Women’s Town” In China?”

DosPeros Says:
April 26th, 2007 at 10:37 am
The motto of the new town would be “women never make mistakes, and men can never refuse women’s requests,” Chinese media have reported.

It sounds like my house.
Justin Gardner Says:
April 26th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Seriously, this is CRAZY.
CurrentNews Says:
April 28th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
Think again Justin. This may be where the real life society is heading towards.
Rex Says:
July 26th, 2007 at 11:22 am
When was the last time you saw a woman invent and create the majority of the technology we use, or build the tall buildings that we live and work in? Sorry but it’s a still a man’s world…

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