A Chinese government campaign to improve sanitary conditions nationwide, announced in 2015 by Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping in response to long-standing complaints, particularly from foreign visitors, about the state of public toilets at tourist attractions. The campaign was formalized in the State Council Information Office's 2015 glossary of new policy terms, which stated that alongside agricultural modernization and new rural construction, local governments would ensure that villagers gained access to hygienic toilets, and construction moved quickly: more than 68,000 public toilets were built between 2015 and 2017, with a further 64,000 planned for 2017 alone. What began as a tourism-facing fix at scenic spots was extended over time to rural areas and public spaces across the country, making toilet construction and hygiene a visible, centrally directed measure of China's broader modernization drive.
Facts
Health GoalSourced to the subject's own accountImprove sanitary conditions nationwide in mainland China 1 Geographic ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountMainland China, nationwide 1 Measured ResultsSourced to the subject's own accountOver 68,000 public toilets constructed nationwide from 2015 to 2017 1 Classification
Program KindSourced to the subject's own accountSanitation or Water Program 1 Connections
Delivers Practice
Entity-backed identity for the program-kind enum value this public health program already carries, resolved to a health practice by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The program-kind fact itself stays on the program unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Toilet Revolution in China
WikipediaLead definition
a government campaign aimed at improving the sanitary conditions in mainland China
Construction totals, 2015-2017
over 68,000 public toilets were constructed in China
Lead definition, geographic clause
a government campaign aimed at improving the sanitary conditions in mainland China
Program classification, entity description sentence
What began as a tourism-facing fix at scenic spots was extended over time to rural areas and public spaces across the country, making toilet construction and hygiene a visible, centrally directed measure of China's broader modernization drive.
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