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| Cover up or be locked up: Naked justice in Hainan | Cover up or be locked up: Naked justice in Hainan |
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| The tropical island of Hainan has long been a popular getaway for winter-weary Chinese tourists seeking some sun. | The tropical island of Hainan has long been a popular getaway for winter-weary Chinese tourists seeking some sun. |
| Now the island's nudist sunbathers are causing a stir - and facing a crackdown. | Now the island's nudist sunbathers are causing a stir - and facing a crackdown. |
| The island's Communist party boss has denounced nudism as "uncivilised" and "un-Chinese". | The island's Communist party boss has denounced nudism as "uncivilised" and "un-Chinese". |
| "No normal person would swim or sunbathe naked in public," he said. | "No normal person would swim or sunbathe naked in public," he said. |
| And so a crackdown is under way. | |
| According to state media, the police have been ordered to carry out round-the-clock patrols. | According to state media, the police have been ordered to carry out round-the-clock patrols. |
| Using loudspeakers, they are warning nude sunbathers that if they don't cover up they could face up to 10 days of "education through detention". | Using loudspeakers, they are warning nude sunbathers that if they don't cover up they could face up to 10 days of "education through detention". |
| Despite naked sunbathing being illegal, nudists have apparently gathered on some of the island's beaches for several years. | Despite naked sunbathing being illegal, nudists have apparently gathered on some of the island's beaches for several years. |
| At peak times there were hundreds of them - most of them middle-aged men. | At peak times there were hundreds of them - most of them middle-aged men. |
| The state-run news agency Xinhua quoted one man as saying that the nudists believe sunbathing helps them treat skin conditions. | The state-run news agency Xinhua quoted one man as saying that the nudists believe sunbathing helps them treat skin conditions. |
| But he added that some of them were swimming naked because they enjoyed "the feeling of returning back to nature." | But he added that some of them were swimming naked because they enjoyed "the feeling of returning back to nature." |
| The backlash on the beach began last week, after the police reportedly descended on one well-known nudist hotspot. | The backlash on the beach began last week, after the police reportedly descended on one well-known nudist hotspot. |
| It followed complaints from locals and tourists about the naked flesh on display. The police ordered bathers to put on their swimming costumes and warned them that they could be detained. | It followed complaints from locals and tourists about the naked flesh on display. The police ordered bathers to put on their swimming costumes and warned them that they could be detained. |
| Unsurprisingly, the nudist crackdown has been a hot topic on China's internet. | Unsurprisingly, the nudist crackdown has been a hot topic on China's internet. |
| One user bemoaned the fact most of the nudists were middle-aged men: "Bring on young, handsome ones!" | One user bemoaned the fact most of the nudists were middle-aged men: "Bring on young, handsome ones!" |
| Another posting spoke of a plan go to Hainan for a honeymoon, but that all the talk of nudity had "ruined" the mood. | Another posting spoke of a plan go to Hainan for a honeymoon, but that all the talk of nudity had "ruined" the mood. |
| "I don't want to go anymore," it read. | "I don't want to go anymore," it read. |