For young feminists in the country of billions of people, tattoos have become a way for them to show their bravery and assert their sovereignty over their bodies.
In China
tattoos have long been associated with stereotypes of day of the dead thugs and bad girls. But today, that is changing. Some tattoo artists help women express themselves through ink strokes.
When he started tattooing in 2018, Lingmeng, a Millennial (born 1981-1996) from the city of Chongqing, found the culture male-dominated.
Determined to change that, a year later, she opened a tattoo parlor in the city of Chengdu after leaving her job in advertising, according to The China Project.