But it has also caused many people to be infected with HIV because of unsafe sex. There have been many romantic homosexual love stories in this park, which is only two kilometers from Tian’anmen Square. In an era when there is no Internet, or even homosexuality was illegal, Beijing’s GAY gathered here at night in search of dating and sex. Dongdan Park is an urban park in Beijing, and it is known at home and abroad because it is the oldest gay stronghold since the founding of the people’s Republic of China.