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A public toilet in Linxia City, Gansu, with a window in the middle to collect the "user fee" (50 fen, about 7¢). Toilet Revolution in China (simplified Chinese: 厕所革命; traditional Chinese: 廁所革命; pinyin: Cèsuǒ Gémìng; lit. 'lavatory-place transform-mandate') is a government campaign aimed at improving the sanitary conditions in Mainland China.
The Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation of WHO and UNICEF has defined improved sanitation as follows: flush toilet, [4] connection to a piped sewer system, connection to a septic system, flush/pour-flush to a pit latrine, ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine, pit latrine with slab, composting toilet and/or some special ...
Zigu (Chinese: 紫姑; lit. 'the Lady of the Latrine or the Third Daughter of the Latrine'), also known as Maogu, is a goddess representing toilets in Chinese folk religion. She was believed to be the spirit of a concubine who had been physically abused by a vengeful wife and died in the latrine.
Porcelain Palace is a large public toilet complex at the Foreigners' Street amusement park in the city of Chongqing, China. The facade of the complex was inspired by ancient Egyptian art . A toilet complex to the south is in the distinctive style of the Spanish Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi .
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The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in Delhi is run by the Sulabh International, dedicated to the global history of sanitation and toilets. According to Time magazine, the museum is one of the weirdest museums [ 1 ] [ 2 ] among the "10 museums around the world that are anything but mundane". [ 3 ]
A vault toilet is a non-flush toilet with a sealed container (or vault) buried in the ground to receive the excreta, all of which is contained underground until it is removed by pumping. A vault toilet is distinguished from a pit latrine because the waste accumulates in the vault instead of seeping into the underlying soil.
The China Historical Geographic Information System (CHGIS) is a Historical GIS project for creating a database of populated places and historical administrative units for the period of Chinese history between 222 BCE and 1911 CE. The project creates a dataset which tracks changes in place names, administrative status, and geography.