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The Chinese street slang for hooker, by virtue of a homophone, is “chicken” (hence the male equivalent, “duck”). Beijing’s best-known spot for “chicken”, as far as Westerners are generally concerned, is a “lady bar” named Maggie’s. Maggie’s’ infamous allure transcends its market niche as a pick-up joint. On any given night, the crowd divides roughly into three sets: the working girls, mainly Mongolian; their clientele, mostly Viagra-aged Western businessmen; and expat voyeurs, primarily swinging-single drinkers, who revel in the interplay of the other two. What happens at Maggie’s stays at Maggie’s. Or so they say. Most any adopted Beijinger has a memorable