{"id":4455,"date":"2011-05-23T05:28:04","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T21:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=4455"},"modified":"2022-04-10T20:29:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T12:29:53","slug":"beijing-public-toilets-vs-london-public-toilets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-tour-reviews\/beijing-public-toilets-vs-london-public-toilets","title":{"rendered":"Beijing public toilets VS London Public toilets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Years ago\u00a0using public toilets in Beijing was an experience not for the faint-hearted, dirty and smelly,\u00a0a major tourist complaint from international tourists on their Beijing Tour<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0In the past\u00a06 years Beijing has allocated\u00a0over 400 million yuan (approx. 40\u00a0million GBP) investment to\u00a0upgrade its public toilets. It has adopted a toilet star-rated system ranking the public toilets from one to five stars. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Now Beijing, with over\u00a05,000 public toilets built and renovated, has become the world’s No. 1 metropolitan\u00a0city\u00a0in terms of\u00a0public toilets. All the public toilets are free of charges. Most of the public toilets are equipped with remote-sensor flushing, automatic hand drier…<\/span><\/div>\n
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The squat toilets are\u00a0widely used in Beijing and other parts of China, which are considered more hygienic\u00a0for there is no body contact in comparison\u00a0with the condition of some public toilet seats. But a squating culture of China\u00a0clashes\u00a0with\u00a0that\u00a0of seated toilts preferred by the\u00a0Westerners, which are more comfortable and convenient for the elderly. <\/span><\/div>\n
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In recent years an increasing number of seated toilets\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0available in the public toilets in Beijing. When you have sightseeing around the City of Beijing, it is very convenient for you just walk around 5 minutes to fnd\u00a0a toilet. <\/span><\/div>\n
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You are kindly reminded that\u00a0many of the public toilets in Beijing\u00a0are short of toilet paper, especially for the low-rated toilets hutong areas, which are mainly used by neighborhood residents. <\/span><\/div>\n
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2 star toilets in Beijing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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2 star toilets in Beijing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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4 star toilets in Beijing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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How to find the public toilets in Beijing?<\/span><\/div>\n
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1. <\/span>Star-rated toilets in attractions
\n2. Residantial areas in hutong<\/span><\/div>\n
3.\u00a0The main streets
\n4.\u00a0Shopping centers and department store
\n5. Hotel lobbies<\/span><\/div>\n
6. McDonald’s
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In London, it is quite difficult to find a toilet on the streets. And the number\u00a0of public toilets in London are declining. Many of the limited public toilets implement\u00a0a charge admission. The cost of answering nature’s call range 20 to 50 pennies each time. <\/span><\/div>\n
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50 pennies for toilet admission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Change for the 50 pennies coins via the change machine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Insert the 50 pennies and enter the loo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
How to find free toilets in London?<\/span><\/div>\n
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1. Museums and art galleries <\/span><\/div>\n
2. McDonald’s<\/span><\/div>\n
3. Shopping malls<\/span><\/div>\n
4. Hotel lobbies<\/span><\/div>\n
5. Inside the major attractions
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A free toilet at the Portsmouth Railway Station, but with controlled openning time.<\/span><\/div>\n
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A signboard by a free toilet in the Train Station of Portmouth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,\u00a0 here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n

Beijing Day Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing Tour Packages<\/a>
\nGreat Wall Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing City Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing Winter Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing Autumn Tour<\/a>
\nCar Rental in Beijing<\/a>
\nBeijing Tours<\/a>
\nChina City Tours<\/a>
\nChina Tour<\/a><\/p>\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n
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Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a>
\nHow to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
\nHow to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
\nTop 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
\nBeijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n

Wangfujing Walking Street<\/a>
\nQianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
\nGui Jie ( Ghost Street) Food Street<\/a><\/p>\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Years ago\u00a0using public toilets in Beijing was an experience not for the faint-hearted, dirty and smelly,\u00a0a major tourist complaint from international tourists on their Beijing Tour.\u00a0In the past\u00a06 years Beijing has allocated\u00a0over 400 million yuan (approx. 40\u00a0million GBP) investment to\u00a0upgrade its public toilets. It has adopted a toilet star-rated system ranking the public toilets from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1135],"tags":[1142,1143],"class_list":["post-4455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beijing-tour-reviews","category-london-beijing-travel","tag-public-toilets-in-beijing","tag-public-toilets-in-london"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4455"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4455"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31465,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4455\/revisions\/31465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}