Stripper Funerals
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Issue Date
2006-11-15Author
Hacker, Randi
Tsutsui, William
Publisher
Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
Type
Recording, oral
Is part of series
Postcards from Asia;0050
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https://audioboom.com/posts/825412-0051-stripper-funeralsMetadata
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Broadcast Transcript: Bad news. All of you who were counting on having your body taken to China's Jiangsu province in order to have strippers appear at your funeral had better start making other plans. Local officials are working to put an end to this time-honored rural tradition by arresting the performers and by instituting a "funeral misdeeds" hotline which offers rewards for information about illegal graveside nakedness. This crackdown followed a farmer's funeral that attracted 200 people because of its alluring burlesque act. Apparently, striptease has long been a common practice at funerals in Donghai county; it attracts mourners and local villagers believe high funeral attendance numbers means greater honor for the deceased. Or, one might say, the mourn the merrier. Ouch. #ceas #china #hacker #tsutsui
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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