The status of women in ancient China was extremely low, which we all know, in fact, this problem still existed until the Republic of China. So, how low the status of women is, we can see some clues through a detail of the Republic of China. We all know that people have three emergencies, if they are out of the house, but suddenly an emergency, what should they do? Surely, would you say, isn't there a public toilet?
Although it is true, in ancient times, due to the influence of feudal ideas, the status of women was very low, and women's chastity was particularly important, and it was even more impossible for them to solve such a private matter as toileting outside, otherwise it would be considered unclean and morally harmful. Therefore, even if people have three emergencies, it is only for men, and the outdoor public toilets are only male public toilets, and there are no female public toilets. So, what should be done if a woman has an emergency? Is it difficult to solve it without achievement? The answer, of course, is no.
The earliest record of toilets in the history books is the pre-Qin period, when most of the toilets were built on the pigsty, the animal feces and human feces can be treated together, if there is no pigsty at home, then the most primitive method is used, dig a large pit, cover the wooden board, leave a hole in the wooden board, a simple toilet can be built. When there were no public toilets in the first place, they relied on toilets. No wrong hearing to you, it's the toilet. Although this method does not sound very convenient, it is actually the most convenient method.
In ancient times, people used wood or lead skin made of toilets, large households will generally be more exquisite, there will be a toilet lid on it, placed in the corner of the bedroom, for the use of the family's wives, ladies and other female dependents. When the big lady of the family solves the problem, the lady has to wait from the side, especially to solve the big one, the lady needs to light a stick of incense to cover the smell of feces, and also use a curtain to block it to protect the privacy of the big miss.
If ancient women wanted to go far away, they mainly used the toilet and carried it with the car. In a hurry to go to the toilet on the road, take the toilet, find an abandoned house on the side of the road, let the beard look at the door, and enter the solution by yourself. There were no women's public toilets in the early women's colleges of the Republic of China, and female students would place a toilet under the dormitory bed. If there is a mane to follow, the mane is responsible for pouring.
Now in some of the more backward places in the countryside, there is still the habit of using the toilet, but because the name is not elegant enough, the toilet is renamed spittoon. Until later, due to the development of the feminist movement, the status of women's rights was increasing, and society gradually began to pay attention to the interests of women, so there were female public toilets.
But some problems followed, such as some men, when they were out of the house, and could not find the men's toilet in time, so they would break into the women's toilet to solve it. In order to solve this problem, the Guangzhou government has also introduced relevant policies to protect women's rights and interests. What do you think about that?