Chako Paul City

Chako Paul City (or Shakebao) is a fictional town of 25,000 exclusively female residents located in northern Sweden, reports of which surfaced in Chinese press agencies Xinhua and Harbin News in 2009.[1][2][3] It was said to have been founded in 1820 by a wealthy, man-hating widow. Men are banned from entering the town and most of its desperate, sex-starved inhabitants have turned to lesbianism. Immediately following the reports, millions of Chinese men swamped Swedish tourist companies with requests for information about it.[3]

Claes Bertilson, spokesperson for Sweden's Association of Local Authorities and Regions, said: “At 25,000 residents, the town would be one of the largest in northern Sweden, and I find it hard to believe that you could keep something like that a secret for more than 150 years.”[4]

  1. ^ Landes, David. "Chinese media tempted by fantasy of women-only Swedish town" The Local 5 Oct 09 Archived October 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine [dead link]
  2. ^ Chow, Elaine (2009-10-09). "The complete story of the fabled Swedish Lesbian City". Shanghaiist. Retrieved 2009-10-28. [failed verification]
  3. ^ a b "Sex-mad men search for 'lesbian' Chako Paul City". The Australian. 2009-10-08. Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-28. The myth has been embraced by the Chinese media, with millions of men crippling the country's internet providers trying to find out how to get to the town.
  4. ^ "Women-only town of Swedish lesbians 'does not exist'" Telegraph.co.uk 9 Oct 09