China opens public bathroom
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BEIJING — They're flush with pride in Chongqing, where a recently opened porcelain palace features an Egyptian facade, soothing music, and more than 1,000 toilets spread out over 30,000 square feet.
"We are spreading toilet culture. People can listen to gentle music and watch TV," said Lu Xiaoqing, an official with the Yangrenjie, or "Foreigners Street," tourist area where the bathroom is located. "After they use the bathroom they will be very, very happy."
Some urinals are uniquely shaped, including ones inside open crocodile mouths and several topped by the bust of a woman resembling the Virgin Mary |
