Zhang Xiaoyu

Zhang Xiaoyu (simplified Chinese: 张筱雨; traditional Chinese: 張筱雨; pinyin: Zhāng Xiǎoyǔ; born June 6, 1985) is a Chinese internet celebrity who has been described as "China's first nude model."[1]

For the athlete, see Zhang Xiaoyu (shot putter). For the footballer, see Zhang Xiaoyu (footballer). For the volleyball player, see Zhang Xiaoyu (volleyball).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Xiaoyu
张筱雨
BornJune 6 1985
Alma materBeihua University
Occupation(s)Model, Internet Celebrity
Years active2008-2009
Known forNude Modelling

Early life and education

Zhang attended Beihua University in Jilin City, Jilin, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in biological sciences in 2007.[2]

Career

She did softcore erotic modeling for METCN.com, an affiliate of MET ART, from 2007 to 2009, and until the Chinese government initiated a crackdown on online erotica at the beginning of 2009, her name was amongst the most searched for queries on the Chinese search engine Baidu, receiving an average of 650,000 searches a day throughout 2008.[3]

The Chinese online game Dàhuà Xuānyuán (Chinese: 大话轩辕) became a hit in December 2009 after the game's producer hired Zhang as its spokesperson, a marketing maneuver that received official disapproval in 2010 as the Chinese government sought to curb the use of "vulgar marketing" by online game companies.[4] On December 6, 2009, Zhang Xiaoyu announced on her blog that she would no longer shoot body art.[5]

References
  1. "China's first nude model", Zhang Xiaoyu endorses "Dahua Xuanyuan" news.duowan.com (Chinese) 4 December 2009
  2. Thomas, Neil (12 August 2013). "The branded sex toy business - Zhang Xiaoyu". Danwei.
  3. Zhang Xiaoyu top-ranked human photo search hinews.cn (Chinese) 15 October 2010
  4. Besta Shankar China prohibits indecent promotion of online games Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine International Business Times 8 July 2010
  5. "正式宣布：我不会再拍人体艺术了_张筱雨_新浪博客". 2009-12-23. Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
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