China Erects 'World's Biggest Condom' on Population Day

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China Erects 'World's Biggest Condom' on Population Day

A condom that could envelop a landmark hotel in the scenic city of Guilin, south China, was erected on Friday to mark the World Population Day.

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A condom that could envelop a landmark hotel in the scenic city of Guilin, south China, was erected on Friday to mark the World Population Day.

The move was launched by local birth control commission in cooperation with a local condom factory to showcase the theme of the day: the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people.

The yellow PVC (polyvinyl chloride) condom, 80 meters high with a perimeter of nearly 100 meters, is so big that it can envelop the Xiangjiang, or Fragrant River, Hotel.

Organizers also distributed condoms and brochures on sexual and reproductive health for free to domestic and overseas tourists.

Liang Jinggui, vice-manager of the Guilin Latex Co, which sponsored the event, said the company accounted for one third of the country's condom exports.

The company has applied to the publisher of the Guinness Book of Records to include the condom in the book as the world's biggest.

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