The 4th China (Guangzhou) Sex Culture Festival was held in Guangzhou on Nov. 4, 2006. Grasping this good opportunity, a producer held a fashionable sexy underwear show. (Photo: cnsphoto)  Photo Gallery

    BEIJING, Nov. 6 -- Once regarded as "bold and open," Li Yinhe's views on sex, particularly topics such as "wife-swapping," got a frosty reception from experts at the fourth Guangzhou Sex Culture Expo.

    Addressing last year's festival, Li, widely acclaimed as China's foremost female sociologist on sex issues, said wife swapping was a normal kind of entertainment and all couples should have the right to do it if they wanted to.

    However, this year scholars and experts at a forum held in conjunction with the ongoing expo rejected her easy-going views.

    "Wife swapping should not be promoted to the public as it will lead to the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases," said Zhang Feng, director of the Guangdong Provincial Population and Family Planning Committee.

    Zhang added that neither the sex forum nor the expo should provide a platform for advertising bold and "unacceptable" views to the public.

    "These views should be discussed as academic issues rather than widely acceptable social issues," said Zhang.