Prostitution in Beijing

August 7, 2007 | Author: Carl Pei | Filed under: Beijing, Lifestyle

Beijing Prostitution Namecards

Here in Beijing, prostitution is rampant. You can find prostitutes at clubs, hairdressers, massage parlors and on the streets. The normal price range goes from 100 CNY to as much as 2,000. Prostitution is illegal in China, but it’s pretty hard for the police to bust them, because they’re all covered in some way. Hookers at clubs don’t openly announce their profession, and it’s impossible to see the difference of them and a regular club-going girl. At the hairdressers, how can the police know that they are prostitutes and not just hairdressers? Despite difficulties, the local police has had quite a few successful raids in the past.

The area in Beijing that I live in is called Fulicheng. Several times a week, we get these namecards (pictured above) of massage services with suggestive pictures of girls slipped in under the door while sleeping. Whether they really do massage or not, I’ve yet to find out. But from what I’ve heard, these girls generally do very poor massages. I guess the rest should be left to the imagination. :)

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Police in China generally know who the hairdressers are and who the prostitutes are. Common practice by law enforcement is to extort money from the “xi tou xiao jie” (hair washing girl). The girls are expected to pay 3000-5000 yuan to police or face arrest and prosecution. Rest assured, the police in China have a very clear idea who the pros are and they are taking their cut.

Kyler wrote on August 20, 2007 - 4:24 am | Visit Link

Oh, this is interesting. Is it 3000-5000 one time or how often is that amount paid?

Carl Pei wrote on August 20, 2007 - 5:34 am | Visit Link

That really depends on how corrupt the local police are. At certain times of year they have a very high quota of arrests to make, which means they often take in girls that aren’t even prostitutes. The best source of information is probably some of the girls working in your neighborhood. The stories they have to tell…

Kyler wrote on August 20, 2007 - 8:39 am | Visit Link

Yes i was in Beijing in October 2007, i could not believe how many over those laneway beauty salons were open past midnight. Theres not many places in the world where you can get a manicure at 3am.

Noofta wrote on September 14, 2007 - 5:18 am | Visit Link

Prostitution and abuse of women is worldwide…Beijing is not worse than other places in the world…its just a huge city with many wack foreigners enjoying those special services!

Joseph wrote on December 6, 2007 - 7:54 am | Visit Link

AHAH, Beijing is pretty much standard in asia not the worst but in the world…it’s pretty bad I’ll say!

The SURE thing JOE, it’s not the foreigners that make that machine roll… Only the chinese cops and frustrated married business man!

That’s the oldest job in the world!!! the problem is when you don’t do it by personal choice…

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