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Naked Pictures in Tibet Cause Online Controvery
Naked pictures of a Chinese woman by a Tibetan lakeside have stirred widespread debates on Weibo, where many people think that the woman’s act of getting naked on camera is “disrespectful to Tibetan culture.”
According to China Tibetan News, pictures of a Chinese woman getting naked by the Yamdrok Lake in Tibet went viral on Chinese social media on April 11, causing widespread discussions amongst Chinese netizens.
The pictures were originally posted by a user named YouchumDolkar, who commented: “Awesome photographer and model, but this shows they haven’t got an ounce of civilization in them, nor morality.”
YouchumDolkar posted a screenshot from WeChat, from the account of a photographer named Yu Feixiong, who also has a Weibo account where he regularly posts his work of pictures in taken in Tibet.
Both photographs by Yu Feixiong, who also took the controversial naked pictures.
Yamdrok Lake is one of Tibet’s biggest sacred lakes, and it is not the first time that it has become the focus of public debate. In 2012, netizens protested when it was announced that there would be sightseeing tours around the area, Sina reports.
Although many people have commented on the pictures thinking they are disrespectful of Tibetan culture, there are also those who oppose this view: “Some people look at a woman’s body and immediately think about sex,” one netizen responds.
“Isn’t this perfectly normal in foreign countries?” one person responds: “I think the attackers are just uncivilized themselves.”
There are also Weibo users who think that the woman should not have posted a screenshot of WeChat in the first place: “You don’t put the content of your friends groups online, that’s really low.”
– By Manya Koetse
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One Dead, 17 Injured in Guangxi Kindergarten Knife Attack
News of a brutal kindergarten attack in Guangxi has shocked Chinese netizens.
A brutal attack on a kindergarten in the city of Beiliu, Guangxi Province, has left at least one dead and 17 people injured. (Update April 29: Two victims have now passed away due to the attack.)
The incident occurred on the afternoon of April 28, when a man stormed into the school with a knife and started stabbing the pupils and teaching staff. The man attacked at least 16 children and 2 teachers. Blurred videos of the scene showed injured children in the playground area, some sitting up and some lying on the floor.
The 25-year-old man from Guangxi’s Guannan village was arrested shortly after the attack and his motives remain unknown at this time. One video on Weibo shows the man being taken away by police. Some online rumors (unconfirmed) suggested the man was going through a divorce and that his wife works at the kindergarten.
Local authorities in Beiliu and Yulin are calling on people to donate blood while the hospital is treating those who were injured in the attack. Images shared on Weibo showed people lining up to donate blood.
In June of 2020, a similar kindergarten attack left 39 children and staff injured.
On Weibo, the incident has become a trending topic, with many people expressing anger and sorrow over the attack.
“Is this another ‘mental disorder’ [case]?” (“又是精神病?”) many commenters write.
“This news really breaks my heart. Those poor children have done nothing wrong, they are innocent,” one person writes. Many others write that they hope the man will be severely punished. “He should be executed on the spot,” some say, with others writing: “Having a mental disorder is not an excuse.”
By Manya Koetse
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Delivery Man in Anhui Run Over by Ambulance Sent to Rescue Him
From bad to worse: this Eleme delivery man was run over by an ambulance after being hit by an SUV.
On April 12, a delivery man in the city of Bozhou, Anhui province, was run over by an ambulance arriving at the scene of an accident where he had just been injured.
Shocking footage circulating on Chinese social media shows the delivery man lying in the middle of the road when the ambulance arrives and runs over his leg. The incident happened around 12:00 in the afternoon (link to video, viewer discretion advised).
While the delivery man already suffered injuries because he was hit by an SUV shortly before, things quickly went from bad to worse when the ambulance that was supposed to come to his rescue crushed his leg. The man is currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital in Mengcheng county.
Statement on Weibo by the official Mengcheng county account (@蒙城发布).
According to recent news reports, the ambulance driver has currently been suspended and is under investigation.
The incident received a lot of attention on Weibo today, where the hashtag page discussing the double accident received over 150 million views (#外卖员被救护车二次碾压#).
Many comments relating to this incident are focused on the role of the traffic police at the scene of the accident, with people wondering why there was no guard standing next to the victim.
Thousands of commenters also address how sorry they feel for the victim, especially because the lives of many food delivery drivers – facing long working hours and low wages – is already tough enough.
According to Toutiao News (头条新闻), the delivery man works for Chinese food delivery giant Eleme. Wang Gang (王刚, alias) is approximately 30 years old and has a wife and a child. He had only been working for Eleme for a few months and reportedly did not have any prior accidents.
In Monday’s double accident, Wang suffered a mild skull fracture, seven broken ribs, and a fractured lower leg. He is in stable condition.
By Manya Koetse
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chinaman
April 14, 2016 at 9:38 am
I think the Chinese women is try for fun ,what so offend about?
Joe_in_hk
April 18, 2016 at 12:48 pm
FYI Manya, your “follow on twitter link” leads to here: https://www.whatsonweibo.com/naked-pictures-tibet-causes-online-controvery/www.twitter.com/manyapan
When I think it should probably just lead to the twitter page http://www.twitter.com/manyapan.
Hope I was helpful, if not I apologise.