Here is the English translation of the given content: Existence and Absurdity (An Examination of China's Underground "Sex Industry")

Author: Pan Suiming
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: The resurgence of prostitution and pornography in China has become an increasingly severe social issue. Its spread from south to north has gradually formed a substantial underground "sex industry" with considerable economic scale, drawing serious attention from the state and society. Despite intensified anti-pornography efforts, the phenomenon persists. Professor Pan Suiming, Director of the Institute of Sex Sociology at Renmin University of China, conducted a study on China's underground "sex industry." From a sociological research perspective and employing community investigation methods, he comprehensively examines and analyzes the underlying causes of prostitution and pornography through a focused study of underground "sex industry" in B Town of the Pearl River Delta (a "late-developing outward-oriented" area), a development zone in the hinterland of South China (a "" area), and a gold mine in the border region of Hunan and Guizhou (a "local occasional" area).