世界厕所日看花样厕所 A day dedicated to toilets for cleaner world
A public toilet(公共厕所 gōnggòng cèsuǒ) in a mountainous area of Guilin, Guangxi, offers visitors a forest view. [Photo: VCG]
November 19 is Worlds Toilet Day(世界厕所日 shìjiè cèsuǒ rì), a day set by the United Nations with an aim of inspiring the world to address the global sanitation(卫生 wèishēng) crisis(危机 wéijī).
A toilet is built in the form of a camera(相机 xiàngjī) on the street of Chongqing.[Photo: VCG]
The U.N. estimates that 4.5 billion people live without a safe toilet and 892 million others still practice open defecation in the world.
In Jinhua, Zhejiang, a toilet wins applauses from visitors as the architecture is very similar to a traditional Chinese garden, with an artificial hill, a lake and also places for them to rest. [Photo: VCG]
In Jinhua, Zhejiang, a toilet wins applauses from visitors as the architecture(建筑 jiànzhú) is very similar to a traditional Chinese garden, with an artificial hill(假山 jiǎshān), a lake(湖 hú) and also places for them to rest(休息 xiūxí). [Photo: VCG]
Another toilet in Chongqing is an imitation of a castle(城堡 chéngbǎo). [Photo: VCG]
A toilet in Chongqing takes a family-friendly approach by including animal designs(设计 shèjì). [Photo: VCG]
厕所相关词汇 Words relevant to toilet:
[cè suǒ] 厕所
[máofáng] 茅房
[wèishēngjiān] 卫生间
[xǐshǒujiān] 洗手间
[huàzhuāng jiān] 化妆间