Tourists can now relieve themselves while soaking in the stunning natural beauty of Shiyan Lake in China's Hunan province -- so long as they don't mind offering a (slightly blurry) view of themselves in the process.
Call of nature —
Tourists can now relieve themselves while soaking in the stunning natural beauty of Shiyan Lake in China's Hunan province -- so long as they don't mind offering a (slightly blurry) view of themselves in the process.
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The walls, ceiling and floor are fully transparent, but the stretch of glass from the floor to just over the toilet seat is slightly frosted.
Stand with care —
The walls, ceiling and floor are fully transparent, but the stretch of glass from the floor to just over the toilet seat is slightly frosted.
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The attraction-cum-washroom invited mostly negative assessments from netizens. "Who would dare go to a toilet like this?" said a commenter named Lin. "Insane. Perverse."
'Insane' —
The attraction-cum-washroom invited mostly negative assessments from netizens. "Who would dare go to a toilet like this?" said a commenter named Lin. "Insane. Perverse."
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Others weren't so quick to cast judgment. "A philosophical person sees a physiological phenomenon. An innocent person sees human and nature. A dirty person sees obscenity," mused a commenter named Fufengzhizhe.
'Human and nature' —
Others weren't so quick to cast judgment. "A philosophical person sees a physiological phenomenon. An innocent person sees human and nature. A dirty person sees obscenity," mused a commenter named Fufengzhizhe.
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The bathroom opened on September 29 -- just in time for the week-long National Day Holiday.
Golden Week —
The bathroom opened on September 29 -- just in time for the week-long National Day Holiday.
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