Sweep away the history

In the Ming Dynasty, people set up a "state-run brothel" along the Qinhuai River and wrote a couplet for it to attract customers. The emperor had hoped that businessmen would spend money to increase taxes, but in the end he greatly encouraged officials and scholars. In the Qing dynasty, a large-scale brothel community appeared in Guangzhou, which was concentrated on ships for a long time. With the Pearl River as the link and the flower boat as the business place, it was adjacent to the prosperous business district at that time, forming a relatively independent pornographic consumption area. There are many flower boats on the Pearl River, and all kinds of prostitutes are connected with wooden boards and nails to form a chain and walk like a flat ground.

After the first night, a woman who has not lost her virginity has no right to braid her hair, so she must change it into a bun, which is called combing her hair, also called breaking the melon and opening the bud. For the procuress, dressing up is like marrying a daughter. Guests should give a generous "engagement gift" and a beauty gift on the auspicious day of the zodiac. Comb the day and light the red candle. After the girl has a rest, she should leave a handkerchief stained with blood and give it to the guests to prove her innocence.

Throughout the history of brothels in China, large-scale anti-vice campaigns failed to prevent officials from appearing three inches below the navel. Even if prostitutes who once existed openly and honestly were banned, thousands of private prostitutes in Qian Qian could not be stopped.