A recent social media post about a ladies-only restroom at the Nanjing Museum has sparked praise online, after a visitor reported being able to use it within just three minutes during peak hours. Museum staff confirmed on Thursday that the temporary change — converting a men's restroom near the History Hall into a women's facility — was introduced to cope with a sharp increase in female visitors over the summer holiday season.
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Museum staff stressed that the adjustment would not inconvenience male visitors, as men's restrooms remain available on every floor of the exhibition halls. No complaints have been received so far. The converted restroom still retains its original facilities, and no timeline has been set for how long the change will remain in place.
The issue of long waits for women's restrooms has long been on the public agenda. During this year's National People's Congress, delegate Wang Shuang called for increasing the number of women's stalls in scenic areas, citing surveys showing that female tourists often wait more than 20 minutes to use the restroom during peak seasons, while men's facilities are used at only one-third of that rate. China's national tourism restroom standards, updated in 2022, encourage a ratio of 1:1.5 in favor of women — and up to 1:2 in high-traffic areas — while the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests requires public facilities to take women's needs into account.
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