Bang Ye, China's Shirt-Rolling Men, Defy Etiquette Crackdown To Beat Heat

LA Times:

From the countryside to sophisticated urban centers such as Beijing, men of all ages, social standing and stomach sizes resort to a public display of skin, a hot-weather fashion faux pas that's the Chinese equivalent of knee-high black socks with shorts.

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Comments

[Economike]

12:12 PM on 08/25/2010

That's not a pot belly, it's my sex machine fuel tank.

[young man]

11:24 PM on 08/24/2010

Knee-high black socks with shorts is very fashionable among runners.

[Lisbeth35]

09:52 AM on 08/24/2010

I LOVE the pajamas in Shanghai style that rocks out every summer.

[bgofca]

04:23 AM on 08/24/2010

excuse me, but for a second i'm going to act like a guy would if that was a woman's photo. he should keep his shirt over his abd unless he has a six pack abs, or at least no pudge.

[xiaodashan]

03:17 AM on 08/23/2010

I m absolutely confident that more western women will flee China with this fashion craze,many western women are less than complimentary about the coolness of Chinese men,casual business dress is the uniform across China,and those little manbags that are popular,add a certain incongrusness to the overall style.But in realist terms,this is because stripping barearse in the office is probably only for bosses 'laoban',and the laws governing working long hours in hot temperatures are rather obsolete,this belly freeing is done from the rural outback to Beijing's CBDbut you won t find many Chinese girls in half cut tube tops......

[yoyodyne666]

03:14 AM on 08/23/2010

Shop naked, work naked .... it is about time we dropped some trou....

[JHKH]

01:03 AM on 08/23/2010

Come to Hawaii .... you see a lot of the same here.

[Alien Nation]

12:27 AM on 08/23/2010

When it comes to China - business is business hahaha!

[liberal123]

11:51 PM on 08/22/2010

It seems like the propensity to expose your body in public is inversely related to physical attractiveness. There should be a fine for this behavior unless the offender is young and cute.

[AngryHarpy]

11:31 PM on 08/22/2010

I don't know what's worse. This or tube tops.

[duggy]

09:58 PM on 08/22/2010

Not as bad as pants on the ground.

[booboo111]

09:13 PM on 08/22/2010

Next thing you know, you won't even be able to fahrt in public. Holding it in can be detrimental to one's health. Personally, I hope "bang ye" becomes an international fashion trend, and who better to lead it than the Chinese. I'm starting it tomorrow. Who's with me?!

[xiaodashan]

03:27 AM on 08/23/2010

zhanyou ,women he!yu-the fertility of my belly for full view...yes impress the girls with my easy access to substantial nutrition......

[PurpleTomato]

07:28 PM on 08/22/2010

Each to his own,i guess?

[shawshank]

06:15 PM on 08/22/2010

I'm sure those that scoff at this practice do not realize how ridiculous they also look putting on a suit in sweltering heat.

[copelli21]

06:37 PM on 08/23/2010

LoL....exactly!

Screw image when the heat is on.

[ramal]

05:36 PM on 08/22/2010

Generally, most people, around the world, should be wearing more clothing not less.