China girls compete for title of ‘flattest chest’

GIRLS in China have been “fighting” over who has the flattest chest in an online competition, reported Nanyang Siang Pau.

The daily reported that the competition was organised by Weibo, a China micro-blogging site similar to Twitter.

As opposed to the norm of showing off cleavage and curves, girls have been posting photos showing off their flat chests and having fun with the idea.

A recent post on Weibo compiled some of the best photos sent in, which had been retweeted over 20,000 times with over 16,000 comments.

Many netizens opined that flat-chested Western and European models still looked great on the runway.

The winner of the competition was said to have a chance to win a cosmetic set.

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> China Press reported that eating spicy food provided many health benefits besides making the person happy.

The results of a five-year research by the China South West University’s Historical Geography Department also showed that chilli had first arrived in China during the Ming Dynasty era.

However, despite having less than 400 years of history, people nowadays were living in “spicier” times, with more consuming and enjoying spicy food than ever.

According to the results, Chinese in Sichuan enjoyed their spicy food the most, followed by those in Hunan and Hubei.

It was said that eating spicy food contributed to a healthy heart, lower blood pressure as well as stimulating one’s blood circulation and appetite.

Spicy food also killed pain and cold, and was supposedly anti-carcinogenic.

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