Walks in Shanghai: public toilets

As a foreign guest, a side of Shanghai sure to amaze you are the public toilets.

When walking around Paris, you soon come to realize that the Ena educated city workers evidently never wander around the city finding themselves in need of a toilet — hence there are none. But here in Shanghai, the “promeuneur” will delight in finding readily available public toilets when in need. Those will be clean — in the context of their heavy daily usage — and usually have a free spot available at once.

Only one word of warning: bring your own toilet paper.

Yes, your Chinese has much improved, and you’re reading this right: those are free, and open from 6 in the morning till 10 in the evening.

Isn’t this a beautiful little building, with such a lovely entrance of mixed roman and Chinese style?

The toilets are well staffed.