A young woman reminisces about growing up and learning about love, life, and family in the red-light district
How many sex workers are there in China? This is a question that even sociologists will find hard to answer. And there is even less research on the family, marriage, and children of sex workers.
We often say that female sex workers are at the most marginal members of society. Certainly, the social status of prostitutes is not high—but they are a part of society all the same, and have myriad social relationships. Sex worker is only one of their identities: Many of them are also mothers.
What might be the relation between a sex worker and her child? And if you were the child of a sex worker, how might you see the world?
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