This is an open pit latrine which I had to use while visiting a village outside of Kunming, China. It didn't smell because the weather was cool and it was open air so the smell kinda dissipated. When one travels especially to places that are not as civilised as our own, the question of clean toilets come to mind. Surprisingly they have very clean facilities in Muslim countries. China is one of the worse offenders. While the modern parts of China has modern toilet facilities, there are still a lot of primitive ones. It also reminded me of an incident at a gas station in China where there was no running water and the day's business is just piled on top of each other. Other travelers to China wrote about the dismal state of toilet facilities at bus stations in rural China. It's something a traveler has to put up with. For a long time I've resisted visiting China because of this and I know of family who still refuses to visit China preferring to wait till they catch up to the 21st century where toilet facilities are concerned. I hope this doesn't spoil your appetite for traveling.
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