‘Dirty and ugly’: China yoga influencer struts stuff at ancient site, triggers debate over ‘slut-shaming’ and being ‘inappropriate’ in public place
- Site is protected location where important battles took place
- Influencer slammed for breach of public order, bad morals
An online influencer who did yoga at a sacred historical site has been criticised as “vulgar” and “inappropriate”, triggering a debate about behaviour in public.
A video of the woman on an ancient city wall in Xiangyang in central China’s Hubei province on December 3 was taken by a passer-by.
The Douyin influencer @yaoxianer, who has 1.6 million followers, responded on December 4 questioning why she should not practise her yoga moves at the popular tourist site and pointing out that “it is not banned”.
The location was one of a number of public spaces across Xiangyang city where she did her exercises and posted videos of herself on her account.
According to the Department of Culture and Tourism of Hubei Province, Xiangyang city is a strategic location through which the Han river runs and is where several important battles have taken place since the Han dynasty (206BC-220AD).
The ancient city wall, which is said to have been built during the Han dynasty, plays a significant part in the city’s history.
