22.1.1. Pornography ban (色情禁令)

This will be the fall of China:

And yet, every single Chinese teenager knows very well the meaning of "AV": Adult Video, the term originating notably from Japan (the Chinese really), which is one of the most common ways of referring to vide pornography.

Curious, right?

The Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel (1984, 乔治·奥威尔 一九八四, 1949) quote "The sex instinct will be eradicated." comes to mind, see that section for fuller context.

Some news coverage:

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Figure 237. Ming-era dynasty illustration of a scene from the novel Jin Ping Mei (金瓶梅) where Qing Ximen (西門) and Golden Lotus (潘金蓮) are engaging in foreplay in a beautiful ancient Chinese house. For an old depiction of homosexual male sexual activity, see: this image. Source.