Well, to be honest, I never thought I will write about toilet culture but this is an important topic to talk about especially to anyone who is interested to visit China

Toilet revolution in China

China itself presents a rich culture of all sorts and attracted tourist worldwide to come to China and experience the culture and beautiful scenery. Now if you never been to China you might heard or view stuff online from people who uploaded pictures of disgusting toilets. And that makes you very concern about the restroom/washroom/lavatory/ a.k.a toilet conditions in China. Well, it's time to stop worrying about this issue; ever since the 2008 Olympic Games took place, China has been working harder than ever to boost tourism. Even President Xi had launched the Toilet Revolution campaign and it is still on going!

The Chinese government has invested around 1.25 billion USD to build new washrooms in the poorest part of the country. Even in tourist spots, China has renovated 68,000 toilets. China is working hard on making facilities cleaner and more regulate in order to boost tourism.

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To people who are new to China, they may find the squat toilets uncomfortable because you need to get down on heels which is not an everyday pose unless you practice yoga or other form of squat exercise. Children has the best flexibility therefore its not a problem for them to squat.

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So is it just for tourism?

The toilet revolution is also part of the plan to upgrade the the lives of the rural areas in China and aims to equip rural homes with "sanitary" toilets of at least two square meters with walls, roofs, doors and windows. They may be flush toilets or dry toilets with underground storage tanks.

Toilets in China's countryside have long been an issue. Some are little more than ramshackle shelters surrounded by bunches of cornstalks, a public health nightmare.

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Regardless of the public toilet you use is for squat or sit, be sure to always a carry a pack of tissues or sanitize wipes with you. Personally I prefer squat toilets if its a public place because it would be more hygienic, and the last thing I want to experience is sitting on a wet toilet seat anywhere in the world, not just China. Eww.....
You can read a buzzfeed article on toilet hygiene here

Hi, I'm Reena.K, owner of asianetwork, and I'm a international business student in China. So what are your thoughts about the toilet revolution taking place in China? Did this article help ease your worries? Leave any questions of what you are curious to find out about being in China, and I will get back to you.
Cheers,
Reena.K

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