What did the ancients pay attention to in toilets? They paid attention to privacy from the beginning of Han Dynasty.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the toilet was perfunctory and crude. They don't seem to be too particular, so they just put two boards on the big cesspit and dig a hole in the middle. At that time, there was a famous man who accidentally fell into the toilet and died. That man was Duke Jing of Jin, and it was recorded in Zuo Zhuan that he would eat, go up, go to the toilet and fall down.

I guess later, first, I thought it was really not beautiful to go to the toilet like this, and second, I was afraid that sometimes a few people with such a high level would drown in the cesspit, which would be a joke. Moreover, in ancient times, when people went to the toilet, when paper was not widely used, they all wiped their bottoms with a stick, which was called? Toilet raising? This thing is not only used by ordinary people, but also by emperors. It was used almost all the time from Wei and Jin Dynasties to Tang and Song Dynasties.

it was not until the yuan dynasty that the rulers at that time did not cherish the concept of paper and began to wipe their bottoms with paper. At that time, the paper was not as soft and floating as the paper now. At that time, it was still that kind of coarse paper, but it was better than a wooden stick. In the Qing dynasty, going to the toilet was even more particular, in order to prevent the palace from smelling. No matter how old or young they are, they use bedpans. When I was big, I filled the bedpan with charcoal ash to cover up the smell, just like the cat litter now. If it is small, it is also a bedpan. After it is used up, it will be poured into the gong bucket, and the little eunuch will wash it clean every day.

Just like in that TV series, this is what the maid-in-waiting did to brush the gong barrel after she was punished and entered the singer's library. The toilet paper they use to go to the toilet is a large piece of soft white cotton paper brought by the maid-in-waiting in advance, and then it is gently sprayed on the paper. A little water should be sprayed thinner than fog, and the fog star is even and thin. This is still a technical job. After the paper is sprayed with moisture, it is gently ironed twice with a copper iron, and then cut into long strips and put on a wet cloth. This way you are clean, soft and easy to use.