A naked photoshoot in China's historicalForbidden City has sparked a furore on Chinese social media, after userscriticised the photographs for being 'disrespectful'.
中國紫禁城里的一張裸體照片在中國社交網絡上引起了勃然大怒,網民們認為這張照片是"失禮的"。
The series of photographs, which wereposted online last month, include a picture of a nude woman straddl ing a marbledragon head at the former imperial palace in Beijing.
這一系列照片是上個月發布在網絡上,其中一名裸體婦女跨坐在紫禁城的一塊大理石龍頭上。
Palace museum officials released astatement today saying that the photographs showed a lack of respect ocultural relics and should be condemned, reported People'sDaily Online.
故宮管理人員今天發布聲明說這張照片顯示了對文物的不尊敬,應該受到譴責,人民日報網站報道。
The photoshoot took place when thehistorical site, which attracts 80,000 visitors a day, was open to the public.
這張照片是故宮向公眾開放時拍攝的,故宮每天吸引著8萬名游客。
The risque pictures were then posted by thephotographer on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, and feature a slim modelposing nude at various sites in the Forbidden City.
這些敗壞風俗的照片隨后被攝影師發布在微博上,從這些照片中可看出,一名身材苗條的裸模在紫禁城的不同位置拍裸照。

In one photograph the model, wearing redheels and stockings, flashes her bum while leaning over an ornat e marblehandrail.
茌其中的一張照片中,一名模特穿著紅色的高跟鞋和長筒襪,一邊倚靠著華麗的大理石扶手,一邊晃動著屁股。
Social media users immediately questionedwhether it was appropriate to take naked photographs at the a ient site.
網民們馬上質疑在這祥的遺跡中拍攝裸照是否合適。
The photographer, posting under the handle WANIMAL, responded to criticism by posting the crypticmessage: 'It is the destiny of the expresser to be misunderstood'.
這名攝影師的別名叫做WANIMAL,他用一句神秘的話來回應人們的批評:“表達主體被誤解,這是天命。”
Surveillance footage shows four people,including the photographer and model, rush into the Forbidden City early in themorning on 12 May.
監控錄像顯示包括攝影師和模特在內的四人在5月12號早上進入了紫禁城。
A spokesman for the palace museum said thatthe photographer had not sought permission for the shoot, and that staff triedto put a stop to it.
故宮發言人說這名攝影師沒有獲得拍攝許可,而且故宮工作人員有設法阻止他們拍攝。
Under Chinese law, anyone who exposes hisor her body in public or behaves indecently can be detained for five to 10 days.
中國法律規定,公共場合暴露自己身體或者行為下流的人可被拘留5-10天。