What was the name of the ancient toilet?

According to the Book of Rites, as early as 3000 years ago, China built toilets on the roadside. Toilets are completely convenient for people to set up and keep the environment clean and hygienic. With the development of society, the functions of toilets are constantly enriched, and more advanced toilets are equipped with flushing function.

Toilets used to be called "Christine" or "Xi" and "Xuan". In ancient times, peasant toilets were only covered with thatch, so they were called "latrines". The ancients called going to the toilet "toilet", also called "convenience".

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In 2500 BC, toilets appeared in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley and Scotland.

In 2000 BC, Crete began to use toilets.

From 65438 to the 1970s, there was an industrial revolution in Britain, and indoor toilets were installed in buildings in Britain and France.

1870, Englishman Hellier invented the modern flushing toilet, and Americans began to install indoor toilets in buildings.

Toilets, as an important yardstick to measure tourism services, are sometimes regarded as the key for a country to "maintain its reputation and increase its investment confidence". The Singapore Public Toilet Association believes that people spend more than three years in the toilet in their lives, and going to the toilet is a major event for both individuals and the country.

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