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Chinese language character for Female Toilets in China
"" is the character for female. It is said to resemble the figure of a woman.
Chinese language character for male Toilets in China
"Nan" is the character for male. Note the stocky build and big head.
While many people may tell you some outrageous stories about using toilets in China, they have come a long way in the past decade. In fact sometimes you can find a cleaner public toilet in China than in the west. I noticed on my last trip to the USA that the toilets in Beijing's airport were much cleaner than the ones I experienced on arrival in Newark. China's major tourist sights almost all have new toilets and an attendant who practically lives there to keep it clean.

That said you can come across some primitive situations. You should carry tissues with you as free toilet paper is not the norm outside five star hotels. When you are on the road if you can ask your guide to keep a lookout for good toilets then they can usually find you a good option. Many public toilets have western style as well as squat style.

Chinese toilets are normally the squat style, which do take some getting used to but on the other hand you don't touch anything, so generally I don't mind them. Hotels all have western toilets now so you can rest assured in your own private room you will have a throne to relax on.

You will want to know how to recognize which toilet is for your sex and how to read the characters "public toilet". You don't have to be able to read Chinese - it is pattern recognition. Stare at the male and female a while, or copy them repeatedly on paper. Carry them with you and look at them while waiting in a line.

"Gong cuo" literally translates as "public toilet". You might see it on a sign post at an intersection or the side of a bathroom looking building. There are actually plenty of public toilets in Beijing if you keep your eyes open.




It also helps to be able to ask

- toilet at where?

(roll your mouse over above text to hear the Chinese)



public toilets in China for the 2008 Olympics Toilets in China vary greatly, which is probably why the government has started rating them with stars and handing out awards. I've never seen any awarded less than 3 stars - one and two star toilets don't seem to get labeled.



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