
In China, many public toilets are not equipped with toilet paper, but are provided by customers themselves.
But until recently, the bathroom of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, a complex of religious buildings built for 14 or 20 years, was rolled up by white things.
Unfortunately, toilet paper thieves, which have long frustrated Beijing authorities, have ruined the complexity of others.
According to a survey by the Beijing Evening News, inconspicuous thieves hide paper towels with backpacks and shopping bags.
Beijing authorities are now turning to a new technology aimed at slowing the pace of shop pickpockets.
The Temple of Heaven bathroom is equipped with toilet paper dispensers using facial recognition software, the BBC reported.
Recently, six dispensers, designed by Shoulian intelligence, were placed at the entrance of the bathroom.
Those seeking relief must first stare at the computer connected to the machine for three seconds.
Before spitting out two pictures, it recorded their image
Sheets of paper feet.
"The sheets are too short," Wang Jianquan, 63year-
The New York Times says retired people.
The machine is also very slow.
According to a report from China Radio International, they need 30 seconds to distribute the newspaper (although the GIF produced by the New York Times looks much faster ).
We hope you don't worry if you need more paper.
The computer will not distribute the second round of paper for the same person --
Could be very painful. minutes.
"If there are guests with diarrhea or other situations in which toilet paper is urgently needed, then our ground staff will provide toilet paper directly, a park spokesman told the Beijing Evening News.
"We came up with a lot of options: fingerprints, infrared and facial recognition," Lei Zhenshan, marketing director of the first intelligence, told the New York Times.
"We did facial recognition because it was the most hygienic method.
"The Temple of Heaven has hit Toilet theft and many people seem happy.
"They should have done this decades ago," Zhang Shaomin, a local retiree who frequently visited the site, told CNN.
Others believe that this technology denigrates this complex of religious significance in China, a world heritage site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
"Is there no solution between 'post sign' and 'Install something that Bond villains use to protect their secret value?
Jeremiah Jenne, an American historian, told the New York Times.
Buying 6 machines for $720 each to protect toilet paper may surprise many Americans, but the Chinese have a very different relationship with their country's public facilities.
Park tourist AsWu Qingqi told CNN that local people often leave their homes to use public bathrooms, which further increases the usefulness of these electronic guardians of toilet paper.
"I think this is necessary," Wu said . ".
"A lot of people are wasting public resources. ”As Peter S.
Goodman published an article for China public bathroom in 2005: that's why China announced a "toilet revolution" in 2015 ", it is planned to meet the "standards of international travelers" for its facilities and the general etiquette of its customers ". ”More than12.
RMB 5 billion (US $1.
9 billion) it is expected that tens of thousands of new public toilets will be built and old ones will be renovated, including not only "Western toilets"
Stylish toilet and deodorant technology ", but it is also possible to have a large screen TV, ATM, WiFi and sofa.
At the same time, the authorities plan to impose penalties.
For example, blacklisting locals from certain facilities
Bad toilet etiquette
Li Shihong, deputy director of the China National Tourism Administration, told China Daily: "Many people spend a lot of time dressing themselves up, but they don't have the extra time to rush to the toilet . ".
"Toilet civilization still has a long way to go in China.
The Chinese government has long been anxious about toilets.
Gu Chenghua at that time was in 2005
Secretary General of Toilet Association-
Goodman called it "super
Groups of 41 government agencies and companies that make toilet paper, bathroom deodorant, soap and toilets "-
Tell the Post: "Public toilets are indispensable public facilities when people are not at home.
Through public toilets, you can see the degree of development and civilization of the city.
We need to make sure people have a comfortable experience while relaxing themselves.
Perhaps facial recognition software is another step in achieving this goal.
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