The country with the most people now has the public restroom with the most shitters, CCTV reported Friday. The city of Chongqing, in southwest China has announced it will apply to the Guinness Book of World Records for the title of the “world’s largest restroom.” With an urban area population of 31 million people eating the spiciest food in all of China, maybe a free-of-charge restroom with over 1000 stalls isn’t such a bad idea. According to an AHN report Saturday:

While some of the urinals are shaped like a woman’s mouth, others resemble the crocodile’s mouth and the bust of a woman. The urinal palace, named “Sunshine Toilet,” is spread over an area of 32,290 square feet on the “Foreigners Street,” a well-known tourist area.” We are spreading toilet culture. People can listen to gentle music and watch TV,” CCTV quoted Lu Xiaoqing, an officer in-charge with the area as saying. “After they use the bathroom they will be very, very happy,” he said.

All of the urinals are innovatively designed; some resemble the Virgin Mary (photo) and others are crocodile mouths. Many of the sinks are designed as the lower half of a human body in a rear-entry sex position. I can’t help but wonder what it would smell like if all 1,000 stalls were in use simultaneously.

•AHN: Chinese Town Touts Its Open Toilet Palace

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