Officially illegal since the Communist takeover, prostitution is nonetheless a widespread, mostly underground, industry in China. Hundreds of thousands of girls and women end up in Dongguan to sell their bodies for one reason or another. One year-old prostitute calling herself "Luo" told the Daily Telegraph: "I'm married and have a month-old son. My husband doesn't know I work here, nor do my parents.
Luo claimed she was forced into the sex trade after incurring huge debts gambling in the casinos of nearby Macau. Yet another prostitute, Ling Ling, who came from Guizhou, China's most impoverished province, said she turns tricks because it generates more money than toiling on an assembly line at a toy factory.
They even produced a promotional film with help from the Discovery Channel of the U. Police and security officials also embarked on a crackdown on brothels and other places where prostitutes ply their trade. However, despite the best efforts of city fathers and commercial TV directors, prostitution pervades the city of Dongguan. A report from new. A driver who arranges for visitors to find prostitutes in Donnguan told new.
We're responsible for picking up clients from Shenzhen and other nearby areas, and make several trips to and from Dongguan each day. The Post also reported on a Hong Kong-made comedy movie called "Due West," which chronicles the phenomenon of Hong Kong men journeying to Dongguan for sex.
One extra who appeared in the film explained to the Post why so many men cross the waters to Mainland China. We need to be respected, and these venues give us the respect that we need. As an anecdote, China Hush reported on a girl named "Ayan," who arrived in Dongguan in to work at a toy factory at low pay — less than yuan per month.
