A university student named Eric Mu wrote this article to illustrate a squat toilet in Beijing, via Danwei:
So this is Beijing, where the shiny futuristic-looking skyscrapers are many while the public toilets are few and far between.
Maybe you’ve had one glimpse or two of real Beijing WC, somewhere down in a deep hutong: brick concrete structure, men one side, ladies the other, decorated with big or small Chinese characters indicating something political, or vulgar, sometimes both. There are also the posters on the wall giving you medical advice to treat certain kinds of diseases that you do not want others to know about; and the phone numbers of people who promise you counterfeited anything, from a college degree to residence permit. Most importantly, these Beijing WC are — as far as I know, with no exception — forbiddingly and intimidatingly smelly and disgusting….[Full Text]
[Image by the Beijing-based graphic designer Su Wei, via Danwei]
