Choking On … Uh, Growth: China Gay Star Escorts

You've no doubt been keeping up with the incredible growth rate of the Chinese economy. So how is China spending all that newly acquired wealth (aside from not spending it on safety inspectors at toy factories)? It seems our friends in the East are embracing certain aspects of capitalism in more ways than one: China Gay Star is a web-based boutique which features listings for dozens of escorts masseurs in thirty of the largest cities in the PRC, complete with plenty of come-hither photos and stats listing each candidate's age, height, weight, and tamano size.

While Beijing boasts four pages of boys alone, their Shanghai counterparts look more fashionable and muscled while the Hong Kong boys seem younger than their colleagues elsewhere. Still, with a selection from Chengdu to Xiamen to choose from, you're bound to find something that tickles your fancy even if you're just window shopping from afar. (And if you happen to find yourself in Beijing someday and want to explore a different kind of forbidden city ... well, now you know where to look.)

· China Gay Star (listings @ ChinaGayStar.com)