You can kiss goodbye to that! Furious parents demand statue depicting school pupils embracing is removed from Chinese park

A park in China has come under criticism for installing a sculpture showing two young teenagers, both wearing school uniform, kissing.



The statue features a young girl sat on the lap of a boy French kissing, and has been installed at the Bihu Ecological Park in Zhangzhou, in southeast China's Fujian Province.



A park in China has been criticised for installing a sculpture showing two young teenagers french kissing

The park has claimed that the statue is for 'educational purposes', but parents have complained that it may give teenagers 'improper though ts'.

The artist Liu Qing, who created the work said she wanted to get the attention of parents to make them think about their children's growing interest in sexuality.

She said: 'It's just a kiss and it's a common phenomenon among teenagers, now I hope parents and schools can deal with it properly.'

The sculpture, by artist Liu Qing, has been installed at the Bihu Ecological Park in Zhangzhou

A deeply conservative country under Communist rule, public displays of affection are still considered outrageous in many parts of China.

One mother was reported as saying; 'I had my little girl with me and she saw the statue. It looks so lifelike she asked me what the two of them were doing.

'I didn't know how to answer her so I got her away from there as quickly as possible.'

Another outraged member of the public told a local media outlet: 'I think it will encourage students to kiss each other boldly in public and should be taken down.'



Parents have complained the sculpture may give teenagers 'improper thoughts'



