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Shanghai prepares to open 'human zoo'
Shanghai is getting set to open a "human zoo." Four Australian men will live in a glass box on a downtown mall for two weeks in June, with the public able to watch them sleeping, eating and bathing, a news report said yesterday.
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- Published: 00:00 May 12, 2006
Shanghai: Shanghai is getting set to open a "human zoo." Four Australian men will live in a glass box on a downtown mall for two weeks in June, with the public able to watch them sleeping, eating and bathing, a news report said yesterday.
The group, known as the Urban Dream Capsule, has drawn crowds with similar displays in London, Montreal, Hong Kong and other cities.
"They won't turn off the lights or pull down the curtains. They show their whole life, from getting up to going to bed," Karen Chang, the event's organiser said.
"People like to watch them taking a shower, so they have to shower at least two times a day," Chang said.
"Of course, one can't see the key parts, because there is nontransparent glass in the bathroom." Members of the group have been taking Chinese lessons so that they can communicate with spectators, the report said.
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