Good vibrations for adult toy industry

SHANGHAI - As adult toys become increasingly familiar to many Chinese, the so-called "pleasure objects" are no longer limited to small stores hidden away in shadowy back streets.

"Nowadays people are more tolerant and less judgmental about pleasure objects, and we feel that it is much easier to do business than a couple of years ago," said Tang Yangyang, a sex shop owner, who joined the eighth China International Adult Toy and Reproductive Health Exhibition in Shanghai.

Organizers said more than 80 brands joined the exhibition this year, a year-on-year growth of 20 percent.