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Article: Chinese TV series to promote sex education
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- February 24, 2003
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Chinese TV series to promote sex education
NANCHANG, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- In a move to break the nation's
ancient taboo on discussing sex, China has started shooting its first
TV series focusing on sex education for young people.
Entitled "How Can I Tell You This?", the TV series starring a
group of junior high school students has aroused widespread attention
among the conservative, self-conscious Chinese since shortly after
its shooting began recently in the east China province of Jiangxi.
In the traditional Chinese culture, "sex" has long been considered
a disgraceful, even dirty, word that few would discuss openly. A
child would be scolded by his parents for questions about how he was ...