Clothes send out a signal

"We humans are the most intelligent beings on the planet, but we are still animals and posses animal instincts. Sex is one of them," said Hu Xianglin, a 29-year-old engineer from Hefei in Anhui province.

Hu said both women and men should behave properly to avoid inappropriate sexual overtones. "The mode of dress is also a part of the behavior that needs to be corrected."

That view was echoed by Lin Guirui, professor of psychology at Capital Normal University in Beijing. "The exposure of women's bodies easily leads to sexual desire in the opposite sex."