The naked truth about nude art

Studios get a dressing down over a new form of private photo shoots. Zhou Wenting in Beijing reports.

Xiao Yu (not her real name) smiled as she flipped through her favorite photo album - a collection of nude portraits she recently posed for at a Beijing studio.

"A beautiful body deserves pride," said the 23-year-old. "I wanted to preserve the memory of youth, when the body is at its physical peak."