Bathrooms In China

How to find a public restroom in china.

Bathrooms in china. In upscale shopping malls western restaurants and airports you ll find western style thrones toilet paper and soap. It s become a running joke for my western friends and me that there are almost no complete public bathrooms in china. It may sound surprising but using squat toilets actually requires a bit of planning before you even leave your hotel airport.

Do not travel asia before learning the ways of the asian bathroom from asian bathroom expert stephen bischoff. Thankfully you will not find the offensive smell that comes along with common public facilities. I m going to walk you through what you should expect with toilets in china how to use a squat toilet if you absolutely must and tips for travelers who use public bathrooms in china.

Keep in mind that this is an expanded excerpt from the best selling china travel handbook i published on amazon. Good advice is to use the bathroom before leaving the airport hotel visitors to china will likely have to use a squat toilet at some point but going before leaving the hotel will reduce the number of interruptions to a person s vacation. However if you are traveling on your own here are some tips for spotting a bathroom in china.

Of course not all bathrooms in china are a horror story. The top supplying country or region is china which supply 100 of bathroom respectively. For his blog and readers i gave stephen everything i know about central american bathrooms and he shared his asian squat pot experience with me.

They re always missing something whether it be paper running water soap or a drying station. A wide variety of bathroom options are available to you there are 2 196 257 bathroom suppliers mainly located in asia. Westerners trade stories about public bathrooms in china like vets trading war stories about battle scars.

Public toilets in china are usually clearly signposted. Places to avoid using the bathroom include large markets especially outdoor markets street side public bathrooms though they re improving and tourist spots. If you are on one of our guided tours ask your guide to keep a lookout for a restroom and they can usually find you a good option.