In China mourners wear white, not black, and funeral processions are led by men
clashing cymbals and playing musical instruments. Other mourners set off
firecrackers.
The local people believe that the more people gathered at a funeral, the more
luck it will bring to the family and offspring. So some families hire
striptease troupes to attract more people, the report said.
This stripping spectacle has reportedly had become one of the town's most
popular nighttime events, especially among migrant workers. Some local
residents even hosted a rival shows with two performances on the each side of
the street close to the mourning hall and their houses to attract viewers.
With a competitive atmosphere, the dancers and singers on each side try their
best to attract people's attention, the report said.
Some strippers even take off the trousers of male viewers and persuade them to
join in the dancing, while others bathe in public or perform nude with snakes.
Dozens of troupes operated stripteases in the small town, which reportedly
brings in a great fortune.
A troupe boss told a CCTV reporter that he earned more than 200,000 yuan
(US$25,000) last year, while a male singer in the troupe said he had purchased
three apartments, one in town, one in Lianyungang, a port city of Jiangsu
Province, and a small one in Nanjing, Jiangsu's capital.
Most of the dancers are local women, who perform for an income of 200 yuan per
show, the boss said.
For USD $180, dancers will stand on top of a van singing and dancing. Once the
van gets to the cemetery, the women strip off.
Two years ago, a family in the southern province of Fujian paid a dance troupe
US $150 to take part in a funeral service for their 70-year-old grandmother.
Five women danced around in their underwear and attracted an audience of about
20.
