A set of nude photos costs 1,000 to 5,800 yuan (about US$120-600). This cost is obviously a considerable amount in the ancient city whose residents on average earn 800 yuan (about US$100) per month. 

“I think it’s worth the money. I can leave my most beautiful time eternally on the negative and photos,” a 20-year-old girl with a nearby university said, on condition of anonymity,

One girl said: “As an adult, I know what I am doing and of course have the freedom to do this, if I like.”

She is not the only one. Many girls, most from the five universities in the vicinity of the studio, visit the photo studio to make their artistic photo album, all in nudity.

“We take orders for nude photos almost everyday and sometimes customers have to book a photo session a week beforehand,” said the studio owner, a young man in his twenties.

“Nowadays many college students have completely different attitude towards the photographic art of human body, which had, for a long time, been considered a taboo in China. They now appreciate nudity and consider it an art. And when taking photos for nude girls I feel a kind of sanctitude as I am witnessing glamour of human body,” the owner said.

He said all cameramen working in the studio are young men. “They are highly professional and can always very well cooperate with their customers during the photo session.”
Hmmmmm, OK