Kala Jun Outdoor Portable Toilets
The distribution and usage of outdoor portable toilets in Kala Jun are as follows:
1. Bulak Ticket Office Area
The Bulak Ticket Office is equipped with newly built tourist public toilets, which were upgraded in 2025. The facilities are relatively modern, including toilet stalls for the disabled, meeting the needs of special groups. The sanitary conditions in this area are good, and due to its location at the entrance of the scenic area, the tourist flow is relatively dispersed, with fewer queues, making it a preferred choice for tourists before entering the scenic area.
2. Internal Scenic Area Stops (Flower Terrace, Eagle Terrace, etc.)
The core scenic areas (such as Flower Terrace and Eagle Terrace) are mainly equipped with environmentally friendly portable toilets, represented by the "Bus-style Mobile Environmental Protection Toilet Xueyin Xingzhe III". These toilets adopt a modular design, facilitating transportation and maintenance, but have limited capacity. During the peak tourist season (June-August) in the afternoon, due to the concentration of tourists, there may be long queues and insufficient sanitation cleaning frequency. It is recommended that tourists use these toilets in the morning or noon to avoid peak hours.
3. Toilet Distribution on Hiking Routes
The hiking route from Kuokesu Grand Canyon to the Human Grassland is approximately 1.5 kilometers long, with no fixed toilet facilities throughout. Tourists need to address their needs in advance at the starting point of the hike. If choosing to continue hiking, they should follow the "Leave No Trace" principle: excrete away from water sources (at least 60 meters) and trails, use tools to deeply bury excrement, and bring waste paper and other waste away in self-prepared garbage bags to avoid polluting the environment. The toilet conditions on this route are close to natural, requiring tourists to have environmental awareness and self-care abilities.
4. Types and Characteristics of Portable Toilets
The "Xueyin Xingzhe III" portable toilets used in the Kala Jun scenic area are bus-style environmental protection toilets, featuring water-saving, odor-proof, and easy-to-clean functions, suitable for open scenes such as grasslands. Their design takes into account both environmental protection needs and tourist experience, but due to their size and capacity limitations, they may still face pressure under extreme tourist flows. The scenic area maintains operation through regular excrement removal and consumable replenishment, but tourists still need to plan their usage time reasonably.
Summary: The outdoor portable toilet system in Kala Jun takes the public toilets at the Bulak Ticket Office as a benchmark, with environmentally friendly portable toilets being the mainstay in the internal scenic area, and relying on tourist self-discipline on hiking routes. Tourists can choose non-peak hours or toilets at the entrance area based on their itinerary, and prepare environmental protection tools in advance when hiking to jointly maintain the ecological and sanitary environment of the scenic area.
