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Naked wedding photos a hit in once conservative China
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Forget the Mao suits of a generation ago. Actually,
forget about any clothes at all. Naked wedding
photos are the hot new trend among young couples in
once deeply conservative China.
Even in Anhui, a largely rural province in the east,
many newly-weds are having their pictures taken in
the nude, to the fury of their parents' generation,
the Xin'an Evening News said.
"Some photo studios are just going too far. They
allow young women to have their photos taken in
bikinis or with nothing on at all," said an irate
woman from the Anhui capital of Hefei. "I hope the
authorities will do something."
She had
just found out that her daughter had taken two sets of
wedding photos, one to show the family, and another
considerably more intimate one for her own private
consumption. |
A model poses for
photographs at a wedding fair in Shanghai in 2004.
But this is not the typical wedding shot these days
-- Naked wedding photos are the hot new trend among
young couples in once deeply conservative China. --AFP |
Previous reports in the state media suggested nude wedding
photos were a trend that began in the south of China that
was gradually spreading to the rest of the country.
"Not a few young people think that the nude pics are a
welcome renewal to the stale unchanging traditions of the
wedding photo," the Xin Wenhua Bao newspaper reported in
November last year.
This attitude is now prevalent even in northwest China's
Xi'an, a proud ancient capital and home to the -- fully
dressed -- terracotta soldiers.
The Xi'an Evening News did a random check of five photo
studios, and found that all of them would be willing to
take nude photos of soon-to-be-married couples, should
they so wish.
"Most of the people who come here to have the bold, naked
photos taken are young, trendy and unconventional," said a
studio owner. "There are still lots of people who don't
like it."
The China Radio International news website even carried an
article on the trend showing some images of naked
newlyweds.
One bride wore nothing but a veil and bouquet of flowers
while another couple embraced in a provocative position,
although the photos were carefully taken to avoid
displaying full-frontal nudity.
--AFP
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