Taipei  - A Taiwan university will hold an international seminar this weekend to discuss sex-related issues concerning the Chinese, including sexual habits, sex education, homosexuality and sexuality among the elderly, the organizer said Wednesday.

Some 160 sexologists and scholars, including 60 from China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the United States, will attend the First International Conference on Chinese Sexuality, which starts Friday at the Shu-Te University in Kaohsiung County in southern Taiwan.

During the four-day conference, the participants will release three dozen papers and hold several workshops.

The papers will discuss various aspects of the sex life of Chinese people, including various sexual habits, homosexuality, masturbation among Chinese students, sexual harassment in school, and the changing Chinese attitude toward nudity.

Taiwanese and Chinese scholars will also jointly hold a Sex Art Joint Exhibition, the university said on its website.

Sex has always been a taboo subject among Chinese, with many Chinese believing sex is harmful to health.

It is only in recent years that China allowed the open discussion of sex-related subjects and the launch of sex clinics. (dpa)