When coming to Tibet, it is necessary for us to provide everyone understanding of one term, and that is "han cesuo"or rather “dry toilets”. These toilets do not have flushing water for the toilet itself or running water to wash one’s hands. There are simply a few pits excavated in the ground and bricks built up around them, and there is a simple roof above.

First let’s take a look at Potala Palace’s restroom. Most people assume that of course the restrooms at Potala Palace should be pretty nice, since after all it is a relatively famous scenic spot, in history it has been Tibet’s highest authority in the regard of education and politics. Yet on the contrary Potala Palace’s restroom are also “notorious”. Being the restroom with the world’s deepest pits, other than being infamous in the regard of feces, it is noteworthy to say that if you shout down into it you can not hear your echo return!

But the good point of these structures is that they can be used for a long long time without getting full, and they do not need to be cleaned often and thus do not incur so many expenses. On the bad side, people with fear of heights may suffocate out of fear when using them.

Other than this, there are other restrooms in Tibet worth mentioning such as the Azhima CYTS third floor, this is an interesting and mystical restroom.

Tibetans like to place the restroom outside in a separate facility, toilets like this are interesting with a few crude wooden pieces projecting at the roof, built suspended high up at 5,200 meters.

Mila pass, which boasts an elevation of 5,013 meters is one of the highest passes in the Sichuan-Tibet Highway.　　

All in all, the toilets do not look so shabby, and some even charge! Toilets located at tourist attractions charge an even higher fees, one yuan per person for each use. Actually fees and services have serious discrepancies, so you may think to yourself “do not go!” But at any rate, it’s almost “a full house" every day in the restrooms throughout Tibet.　　

A big sister or rather aunt will be sitting there, holding coins, and next to her, a bucket. As a person goes in she charges; and for the people coming out, she offers them water using a ladle to scoop water over their hands for washing. Watching the crowds going in and coming out the banknotes pile up like mad. This simple dry toilets business, the contrary is a high-income sector.

After saying so much, of course, it is also necessary to acknowledge that now Tibet also has well kept and clean restrooms. For example is the restroom the travelers can use when coming down from Lulang Forest Sea, it’s just that if you want to use it you will have to pay a price similar to that if you were to buy one.