How did ancient people go to the toilet?

When high-status people in ancient times went to the toilet, they usually wore official robes with slits on the left and right. After opening, there were two pieces at the front and back. Then they took off their middle coat and sat on the bucket to do it.

If one person is not busy enough, he can still have a book boy and maid to take care of him. In the Qing Dynasty, those who wore a coat could lift up the hem and put it on their shoulders. As for ordinary people, they just dress short and take off their pants and skirts.

As for wiping buttocks, the ancients were very particular about using toilet chips. Someone in the Ming Dynasty visited Hu Yuanrui (a famous bibliophile in Jiangnan) and said that when he went to Anping, he saw local men and women using rubble instead of paper when going to the toilet. Empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty once personally cut toilet chips for monks.