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Owner Lu Lu, a
27-year-old divorcee, said business has been good since opening
just under a year ago, with young Chinese streaming in to feast
on seafood, such as lobster, under the gaze of mannequins
wearing bondage gear.
Lu's father overcame initial reservations about some of the
decor and took charge of the kitchen, dishing up a menu that
features items such as 'Horny' and 'Sensuous World'.
"'Food and sex are the basic desires of humans,' and the phrase
has not changed in more than 5,000 years," Lu told Reuters.
"'Release your basic instincts' and 'Liberate yourself' are the
two concepts we used as the basis for the restaurant."
Lu said she was catering to a new generation of educated city
residents who are increasingly willing to explore sex.
Chinese society has long left behind the days when talking about
sex was taboo, but sexual education in schools remains almost
non-existent. The government also keeps a tight rein on what it
views as vulgar content on television or online.
Venues like Lu's can also fall foul of the authorities.
In April, police ordered the two-week closure of a bar in the
capital, Beijing, after it staged a performance art show in
which the audience was invited to touch a woman's breasts
through her clothes.
Apart from one visit by police, Lu said, she has been left to
continue to run her establishment, where inflatable naked dolls
sit on shelves and waiters wear aprons with breasts on them.
That may change, though, with Lu planning to ramp up the
kinkiness by putting women customers in handcuffs and getting
their male companions to feed them. She also wants to offer
customers the chance to whip the waitresses.
One customer was keen for Lu to push the boundaries.
"I think they could scale it up a bit," said 30-year-old
technology worker Eric Deng.
(Reporting by Reuters TV Writing by Natalie Thomas Editing by
Patrick Johnston)
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