Boasting charming rides and themed attractions, the Merry-Land Resort Theme Park is a bit like Southern China?s answer to Disneyland ? except for the hordes of miniskirt-wearing women being hosed down by their fellow patrons.
The park also encourages patrons to throw water on the mini-skirted women, as part of what it calls a summer
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The miniskirts are the product of a summer marketing campaign aimed at attracting more visitors. The park offers a half-price discount to all women wearing skirts shorter than 38 inches?and it takes the gimmick very seriously: Staff members wait at the park entrance armed with rulers and anything other than a miniskirt (like a short dress or hot pants) need not apply. ?The stipulation aims to encourage female visitors to showcase their beauty in summer,? the park?s deputy manager, Li Wenxing, told Shanghai Daily.
