Moral issues tend to ignite fierce debate. So when schools in South China's Guangdong province announced girls will get a crash course on how to resist the sweet talk of "sugar daddies", a firestorm of controversy was sure to follow. In this special report we set out the different opinions surrounding this topic, analyze the issues, and try to cast some new light on ways to solve the chronic problem.

On March 28 it was announced girls in the province would take part in the pilot project when schools start teaching self-respect "The education will focus on self-esteem, self-confidence, self-reliance and self-improvement," said Lei Yulan... Click Here for More Content

BMW Girl

Ma Nuo, a Beijing model, said during a TV dating show, rejecting a man's offer to ride on his bike. The quote quickly came to epitomize the pervasive materialism of our time...

The Beast

A Beijing car model known as "Shoushou" (The Beast) was embroiled in scandal after her ex-boyfriend released online a video of them having sex. Many accused the 23-year-old of exploiting the video to boost her career...

Sister Furong

Sister Furong, who became infamous in 2005 due to her unusual looks and shocking words...

Mistress Drama

"I want to be a concubine after watching the drama, and my roommates have the same thoughts," a junior student studying in my former college said...

Cinderella Dream

Truth is Chinese evaluating marriages are very conscious of social status, which is manifested in power or wealth...

Ernai Diary

A Zhen, a Shenzhen-based netizen, became an cyber sensation when she posted an array of threads serializing her life as a mistress ( known as 'ernai' in Chinese) on bbs.yeeyoo.com

The 4S, self-esteem, self-confidence, self-reliance and self-improvement are standards for a "moral" Chinese girl. However, it's unfit to standardize a group and it's immoral to value an individual by those terms ---- (Leon, reader)

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The current phenomena could partly be attributed to a lack of education, but the roots of this problem lie in two causes. The gap between the rich and poor, and the inferior social status of women in China ---- according to Tianya.cn
 

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