Mobile Toilets in the Han Dynasty and Modern Times

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Mobile Toilets in the Han Dynasty

In the Han Dynasty, there were already portable sanitary appliances serving as 'mobile toilets'.

• For the nobility: At the archaeological site of the Lizhouao Eastern Zhou tomb in Jing'an, Jiangxi, a lacquered wooden box with a layered design was unearthed. The mysterious square box with a lid on the lower layer was considered by the archaeological team leader to be an ancient 'mobile toilet'. The bronze 'tiger-shaped vessel' unearthed from the tomb of Liu He, the Marquis of Haihun, was shaped like a crouching tiger with an upward-curving opening. Made of a material that was not prone to leakage and with a shape that was easy to grip, it was a 'must-have' for nobles on long journeys.
• For the imperial palace: At the site of the Weiyang Palace, a stone toilet seat with armrests was discovered, connected to a ceramic sewage pipe below, and accompanied by a 'toilet rake' on the side.
• For the common people: A ceramic toilet ring with a roof on top and a cesspit below, which could be moved as a whole, was unearthed from the Yangfutou Han tomb in Sichuan. A mobile toilet house with an axle, similar to a modern RV bathroom, was found in a Han tomb in Inner Mongolia.

Modern Mobile Toilets

A mobile toilet refers to a facility that can be moved as a whole and is set up at fixed or temporary locations to provide toilet services for the public and customers.

• Suitable locations: It is suitable for stations, docks, tourist attractions, villa areas, newly built residential communities, large construction sites, squares, densely populated public places, and bustling commercial streets.
• Composition and structure: It generally consists of a fecal sewage storage tank (or fecal sewage treatment device), floor slab, sanitary ware, walls, washing equipment, water tank, roof, and moving device.
• Development history: Initially made of materials such as wood, with a simple structure and function and prone to absorbing odors, it gradually evolved to use materials such as fiberglass-reinforced plastic and polyethylene.
• Classification: According to the structural form, it can be divided into single-unit and composite structures; according to the moving method, it can be divided into lifting and handling types and powered and towed types; according to the sewage treatment method, it can be divided into water-flushing and non-water-flushing suction types, circulating water-flushing types, and dry-packing types.
• Product advantages: It has strong mobility and can adapt to site changes, reducing resource waste. It has diverse treatment methods and can adopt appropriate technologies according to environmental constraints. It occupies a small area, has a designed appearance, and is easy to construct. It is usually a factory-prefabricated finished product that can be installed and used on-site.