The world’s oldest flush toilet may have been discovered by archaeologists in China. During the summer last year, a research team at the Yueyang archaeological site in the Chinese city of Xi'an found ...

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of two palace buildings in Yueyang City stumbled on the oldest flush toilet ever found, photos show. Photo from the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy ...

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[Handy Geng] lives in Baoding, China, where average winter temperatures can get as low as −7.7 °C (18.1 °F). Rather than simply freezing in the cold when using the bathroom, he decided he could do ...

For most ordinary people in ancient China, using the toilet was a routine necessity. In the imperial court, however, even the most private act became a carefully staged display of status and ritual.