Young women of Zhuang ethinic group bathe in an open-air hot
spring in Nanxiang Town in Hezhou, Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region. There are three hot springs in the mountain town
and local Zhuang people maintain the ancient custom of bathing in
the open air. They believe that bathing without baring one's body
completely will profane the sacred water.
(Xinhua News Agency January 14, 2008)
