Want China Times, Xinhua 2015-03-01
A renovated bathroom at Guilin Central Square, Guangxi, Feb. 26. (File photo/Xinhua) |
China will
build 13,000 new toilets and renovate another 9,000 in 2015 at tourist sites to
upgrade the notorious facilities, tourism authorities announced on Thursday.
The
campaign is part of China's three-year "toilet revolution" aimed at
building a total of 33,000 restrooms and renovating 24,000 by 2017, said Li
Jinzao, head of the China National Tourism Administration.
Li released
the target at a national kick-off meeting, adding that insufficient and
unhygienic toilets have damaged China's national image and left tourists
unhappy.
The
official urged local tourism authorities to consider the special needs of the
elderly, women, children and disabled when building and renovating toilets.
Over 3.7
billion trips were made to China's tourist sites last year, and some 128
million were from overseas visitors.
A cleaner at work at a toilet in Xujiahui Park in Shanghai, Oct. 21, 2014. (File photo/Xinhua) |
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