Shanghai Story(228): Stories of bathrooms (I)
Culture
Length: 00:25:00
Date: 2015-7-18
Collection
Keywords: People's livelihood | Shanghai services industry | Public bathrooms | History of Shanghai

In Shanghai dialect, bathing is called "Da Yu" or "Hu Yu" and the bathroom is called "Hun Tang". Bathrooms in Shanghai are divided into three grades: high-end, medium and low-end. Ordinary people seldom went to high-end bathrooms such as Yu De Bath and Ri Xin Bath. Instead, they often went to ordinary public bathrooms.