Third Sex Culture Festival in Shenzhen Opens on May

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The 3rd Sex Culture Festival in Shenzhen themed "Secure Sex behavior,
Healthy concomitance " opened in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, on May
1, 2009. This annual festival has been held here since 2007.

The three-day festival, which includes sexuality summit forum,
academic seminars, photography exhibitions of sex culture, exhibitions
of ancient sex culture, lingerie fashion show, a trade fair,
performances and quizzes, aims to popularize general sex awareness and
knowledge, to educate people on how to protect themselves against
sexually transmitted diseases, and to promote academic communication
and cooperation in this field of study.

Sexologists will chair forums on various subjects. They are Prof. Deng
Mingyu of president of the Institute for Oriental Western Human
Sexuality in USA, Prof. Hu Peicheng of vice-president of the China
Sexology Association, Prof. Tao Lin of president of the Shenzhen
Family Planning Service Center, Prof. Peng Xiaohui of Director of
Human Sexuality Center of the China Middle Normal University, and
Prof. Hu Zhen of Director of the Sexuality Sociology Research Center
of Sichuan.

Prof. Deng report “Sexuality Education in USA”. He introduced mainly
<Guidelines of Comprehensive Sexuality Education> in school from
kindergarten to 12th grade (6-18 years old), and compared school
sexuality education among China with USA.

"Holding this festival shows that the mainland is open and bold about
sex. We hope people, especially young people, will find out more about
healthy sex through this event." Prof. Deng said

Prof. Deng also pointed out that the lack of sex education and
ignorance of what it means to have safe sex are major reasons for the
spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

A lingerie fashion show and sex toy exhibition were two of the more
eye-catching starts to the festival, which drew more than 10,000
visitors.

Zhang Feng, president of the Guangdong Sexology Association, said the
previous sex festivals in Guangzhou and Shenzhen were a roaring
success.

By-- Mary LAO, Reporter of Chinese Sexuality Health Times