Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009
Pick Up Some Ancient Wisdom
Liu Dalin and Hu Hongxia's museum was so hot it got booted out of Shanghai in 2004. Not to be discouraged, the Chinese sexologists took their 4,000-piece collection of ancient erotica and reopened in nearby Wujiang, Jiangsu province. Inside the China Sex Museum, you'll find an eye-opening exhibition including a Qing dynasty brothel "menu," a silk donut-shaped masturbation pillow and a Ming-style wooden chair built for particularly acrobatic sexual positions. You won't see that in the Forbidden City. Open seven days a week. Admission: $3.
— By Ling Woo Liu