To say it in detail would be a long story.

Author: Lin Xingzhi
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Publishing Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book is a collection of the author's column articles from the "Wangwang" magazine. The main text includes five essays, preceded by Huang Yongyu's preface "As If Pissing" and Huang's hand-drawn "Twelve Pictures of Pissing." From the illustrations and preface, it is evident that the theme of the entire book revolves around humanity's "exits." Chinese people emphasize "imports," while paying little attention to "exits." Throughout the two thousand years of civilization, such vulgar terms are rarely recorded. Only a few incidents that occurred in toilets have been passed down through history, such as the record in the "Zuo Zhuan": "The Duke of Jin was about to eat when he fainted, went to the toilet, fell, and died." Europe has left behind more materials, so we see many details that would shock modern people. In the Middle Ages, although laws explicitly prohibited it, Parisians still emptied their feces in the streets, earning the city the nickname "Stinking Paris." Other cities were no better. Even in the brilliant Enlightenment era, European cities were still filthy, with streets and alleys piled with untreated feces. The "Sun King" Louis XIV even had the habit of receiving court nobles while sitting on the toilet. London Bridge was originally a public toilet, with waste directly flowing into the Thames River below. The moats around European castles, filled with the masters' feces, actually served to prevent enemy invasions. The author is knowledgeable and has a broad perspective, effortlessly drawing interesting insights. Whether discussing "poop" or "that thing," the book offers a fresh and eye-opening experience.