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How long have you been in there?! A popular tourist destination in China has installed toilet timers. Reactions are mixed.

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A video showing a set of timers installed above a row of toilet cubicles in a female washroom at China’s UNESCO-listed Yungang Buddhist Grottoes is drawing mixed reactions.

A popular tourist destination in China has installed toilet timers. Reactions are mixed | CNN

A video recently shared on various Chinese news and social media sites shows a set of timers installed above a row of toilet cubicles in a female washroom, with each stall getting its own digital counter.

When a stall is unoccupied, the pixelated LED screen displays the word “empty” in green. If in use, it shows the number of minutes and seconds the door has been locked. ‘We won’t kick people out midway’

The original video was reportedly taken by a visitor who sent it to the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, a state-run local newspaper.

'We won’t kick people out midway’

The original video was reportedly taken by a visitor who sent it to the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald, a state-run local newspaper.

“I found it quite advanced technologically so you don’t have to queue outside or knock on a bathroom door,” the paper quoted the visitor as saying.

“But I also found it a little bit embarrassing. It felt like I was being monitored.”

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