Why do Asians use makeup to whiten their skin?

Question

I'm chinese and chinese people use makeup to whiten their skin and white people use makeup to darken their skin

Answer 1

because everybody on some level wants to be like somebody else. and the fact that the world, well at least the western world, puts white above all else, i guess it goes in with that.

Answer 2

cuz they find whites attractive  

Answer 3

Because a white skin,in oriental culture,Is equated to being wealthy.Rich people do not work in the fields,which would make their skin dark.A Chinese expression of congratulations,when a boy is born is "May he grow up to be fat and white"

Answer 4

Make up if applied correctly enhances us all no matter what our color or ethnicity