Chinese City Bans ‘Beijing Bikini,’ Calling It ‘Uncivilized’

This week, temperatures in China are hovering between 82 and 97 degrees, with humidity as high as 90 percent, but Jinan doesn’t care. The sight of middle-aged men exposing their stomach in public places — or in some cases, going completely topless — is all too common, and the city has had enough. According to the notice, many citizens have complained about the “uncivilized phenomenon,” and expressed concern that it was damaging the city’s image.

Now, authorities will have less tolerance for improper dressing in public places, which includes “shirtlessness” and “wanton exposure of body parts.” The notice also cites public bickering, littering, spitting, and jumping queues as other areas to be addressed.

Jinan is following the example of other Chinese cities, like Tianjin, which banned toplessness earlier this year. In May, a man in Tianjin was actually fined for entering a supermarket while shirtless.