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World's Largest Restroom in China

by Brian A Kennedy | July 6, 2007 at 05:43 am

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The city of Chongqing, in southwest China, is shooting for the Guiness Book of World Records -- with what officials there say is the world's largest restroom. It's four stories tall, features an Egyptian facade and more than 1,000 toilets, novelty urinals with crocodile heads and status... the works! And best of all, it's free. Drink a lot of water before you visit.

"We are spreading toilet culture. People can listen to gentle music and watch TV," said Lu Xiaoqing, an official with the Yangrenjie, or "Foreigners Street," tourist area where the bathroom is located. "After they use the bathroom they will be very, very happy."

Footage aired on CCTV showed people milling about the sprawling facility and washing their hands at trough sinks. For open-aired relief, there is a cluster of stalls without a roof.

Some urinals are uniquely shaped, including ones inside open crocodile mouths and several that are topped by the bust of a woman resembling the Virgin Mary.

"Other bathrooms are all the same. This one is very special, I've never seen anything like it," one visitor to the tourist area told CCTV.

There are also plans to build a supermarket nearby, which will sell toilet-related items, CCTV reported.