On a clear and sunny Sunday in Beijing, I had the urge to Prom Dresses sunbathing. It was the kind of day where you'd see lots of sunbathers laying out en masse in places like New York City's Central Park. In the United States, a healthy summer glow, or tan, is highly coveted. So, when I ventured to Chaoyang Park to get that tan, I was a little surprised to find it empty of sunbathers. None. Not a single body in sight. Not even foreigners wanted to try it out. Oh sure, there Brown And Pink Strapless Tulle Cocktail Dress plenty of people, but they all seemed to be huddled under the shade of any tree they could find.

Of course, I should have expected this. I've lived in China for nearly two years, long enough to notice the overabundance of skin whitening products in supermarkets and parasols (or "sunbrellas" as I like to call them) on Chiffon Strapless Sweetheart A-line Dress streets. On more than one occasion, I've had Chinese women throw their sunbrellas over me to protect me from the rays. God forbid I get even the slightest of a tan.

But that doesn't fully explain why the park was lacking in sunbathers. While porcelain-white skin may be popular here, it isn't everyone's preference. I've met younger generation Chinese who want a Chiffon Tea Length Dress glow, but are too afraid to go out in public and sunbathe. I was discussing this one day with a Chinese girl who moved to the Netherlands with her family eight years ago. She returns to visit the mother country at least once a year. "I love subathing," she told me. In Europe, she gladly sits in her front yard with a bikini on, not caring about passersby.