As Singapore fumes over KTV hostesses spreading coronavirus, a reminder that courtesans weren't judged as harshly, and were even feted, in olden days in China

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An ink drawing of a concubine on her way to join the household of her new master. Photo: Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images
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Having lived his whole life in the modern cities of Singapore and Hong Kong, Wee Kek Koon has an inexplicable fascination with the past. He is constantly amazed by how much he can mine from China's history for his weekly column in Post Magazine, which he has written since 2005.

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