Growing Social Options for China's Gays and Lesbians Documented
The world's first guide to China's gay and lesbian scene has just been updated and expanded. The Utopia Guide to China (2nd Edition) now includes essential information and contacts in 50 Chinese cities.
Beijing, China (PRWEB) September 11, 2006 -- The world's first guide to the gay and lesbian scene in China has been updated and expanded to now cover 50 Chinese cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Xiamen, and Xian.
The Utopia Guide to China (2nd Edition) offers a remarkable insider's glimpse at the everyday gay and lesbian lifestyle currently enjoyed by millions of queer comrades. It compiles essential contact details for organizations and businesses that are popular social alternatives for both Chinese and foreign homosexuals. In addition to bars, discos, bookshops, spas, and restaurants, there is also a special section for women, highlighting Chinese groups and clubs that are especially welcoming to lesbians.
Hundreds of savvy comments and recommendations from local gays provide insights for both seasoned travelers and armchair explorers. The guidebook is multi-lingual, with Chinese instructions for taxi drivers included for some of the most popular venues.
The earliest historical records of homosexuality in China date back to the Shang Dynasty (1,700 B.C.) and China's long literary tradition offers many elegant references to socially accepted gay relationships among the ruling elite. However, the lives and loves of common folk and women were rarely valued highly enough to be put into song, verse, or scholarly library, and so this book is an important historical documentation of an overlooked sub-culture as it emerges from the shadows.
The book is available for sale now in printed and electronic form at www.utopia-asia.com/utopiaguide and popular online resellers like Amazon.com.
A pioneer on the Internet, Utopia has been Asia's most popular resource for gays and lesbians since 1994. Utopia's website is located at www.utopia-asia.com and more information about Utopia may be found at www.utopia-asia.com/utopiais.htm
"...excellent and up-to-date information on the latest gay and lesbian hot spots in Shanghai and elsewhere throughout China..." -- Lonely Planet Shanghai
"...one of the most current and useful gay Asia resources..." -- Time Out Shanghai
"In a sign that China's great wall of denial about homosexuality is cracking, the first printed guide to gay life in dozens of Chinese cities has been published by Utopia. With honest, detailed descriptions of hotels, restaurants, bars and baths, as well as insights into local culture, the bilingual guide offers recommendations, tips and warnings for the international gay traveler. Quotations from actual visitors round out the descriptions, providing first hand impressions about the gay scene in the various cities. In perhaps the most telling example of how far China has come, one contributor lists several Beijing Starbucks outlets as the best places to meet professional gay men." -- IN Los Angeles Magazine
Book Information:
The Utopia Guide to China (2nd Edition)
Editor and photographs: John Goss
Cover Art:
- 433KB hi-res jpeg image: www.utopia-asia.com/pix/china06front.jpg
- medium size jpeg image: www.utopia-asia.com/pix/chincov1.jpg
Date of Publication: August, 2006
Format: 6" X 9" softcover
Number of Pages: 184
Photographs: 26 black and white, 4 color
Printed Price: US$24.88
Download Price: US$7.75
ISBN: 978-1-84728-698-7
Publisher: Utopia-Asia.com
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