Why are there no toilets in more than 9,000 rooms in the Forbidden City?

Updated on Toilets 2024-05-11
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  1. Anonymous users2024-01-23

    During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were no toilets in the palace. The reason is very simple, one is to avoid the "stinking" and disturb the "scenery" of the palace, and the other is to facilitate the masters.

    In the Forbidden City, it's convenient to use the bedpan or toilet directly. The bedpan used in the Forbidden City is covered with special incense ash, which is extremely fluffy, and as soon as the poop is put into the basin, it immediately rolls into the ashes, and it can't be seen, how can it stink. Moreover, there is a group of people who specialize in cleaning up excrement, and they can clean up excrement to a specific place at any time.

    The place where the bedpan and bucket are placed is called a clean room. At the beginning of each month.

    On the 4th, 14th and 24th, the Xuanwu Gate was opened, and workers were allowed to come in to transport the feces and urine in the toilet, and then wash it clean.

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