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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.
In China, the chamber pot (便壶 (biàn hú) was common. A wealthy salt merchant in the city of Yangzhou became the symbol of conspicuous excess when he commissioned a chamber pot made of gold which was so tall that he had to climb a ladder to use it. [9] Blue-glazed Chinese urinal chamber pot.
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Various historic documents dating from the 9th century detail the disposal procedures for toilet waste. [5] Selling human waste products as fertilizers became much less common after World War II, both for sanitary reasons and because of the proliferation of chemical fertilizers, and less than 1% is used for night soil fertilization.
Still, the flush toilet is the oldest ever found, China Daily reported, with the invention of flush toilets previously being dated to the 16th century in England.
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 .
A popular Unesco world heritage site in China now has timers installed in the restrooms that show the duration a toilet cubicle has been in use.. The Yungang Grottoes in Datong city of Shanxi ...
Squat toilet (flush toilet) with water cistern for flushing (Cape Town, South Africa) A squat toilet (or squatting toilet) is a toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting. This means that the posture for defecation and for female urination is to place one foot on each side of the toilet drain or hole and to squat over it.