Female visitors to Tang Paradise in Xi’an, China’s Shaanxi province, were offered a chance to enter the theme park without paying between June 15 and 19, coinciding with this year’s Dragon Boat Festival holiday. According to China Daily, the offer was available only to women weighing more than 61.8 kilograms.
The unusual promotion was based on beauty standards associated with China’s Tang Dynasty, when a fuller figure was considered desirable. Women who exceeded the specified weight were eligible for the title “Beauty of Tang Dynasty”.
