Urban Legend In China --------Chen Qiu

There was an urban legend which was spread widely several years ago in China. The legend was spread through internet by chatting tools. It is said that one of famous snacks in China called barbecue lamb kebabs which were sell by national minority people from xinjiang in northwest of China, were polluted by HIV. The people from xinjiang had stalls on the side of road in cities, they were HIV sufferers and they were not satisfied with social status. So they used bamboo sticks dig in their blood and then used these sticks to bunch lamb and sell barbecue lamb kebabs to other people and lead people to have HIV. The legend created a public sensation and from that time I did not eat these on street stall anymore, it impressed me because my parents and even teachers talked about this. But eventually, it was proved not true because that when the lamb kebabs were barbecued, HIV will be killed by high temperature so it does not cause illness. Since then, the legend is used to alerts children not to eat on street stalls because it would not make sure about the food safety. 

Its a well written Urban legend overall, and what rally matters from what i understood is the aftermath, people still believe that food is contaminated although its proven to be wrong! this idea sticked inside the back of peoples minds.  
Ghassan Khalid