Book room, tea room, bar, convenience store, ATM, ...... When these functions are combined with public toilets, what kind of experience will be brought to citizens and tourists? In Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, public toilets are fresh in appearance and fully functional, and also have the functions of reading, tea tasting, shopping and rest. Public toilets can be found within 500 meters of the city, and are widely praised by citizens and tourists. The small public toilet shows the wisdom and warmth of the city in public service. Entering the tourist season, Li Min, a tourist from Beijing, was pleasantly surprised to find that many beautiful and generous buildings were built in the streets and alleys and gardens of Hohhot, with the words "Qingcheng Station" written on them.
This is a Qingcheng post station photographed on June 18 in the Saihan District of Hohhot, where a bar operates.
Hohhot is a Mongolian transliteration, which means "green city", the post station has the function of providing rest and supply for the passing masses, and the four words "Qingcheng post station" reflect its ability from the name.
In Jiadi Nursery Park on Hulun North Road, Li Min walked into a Qingcheng post station transformed from a garbage point, which not only has a public toilet, but also a third toilet, a washroom, a mother and baby room, facilities for the disabled, a Hongyan bookstore, a supermarket, a tea bar, and is equipped with a fresh air deodorization system, an air quality monitoring system, and a biometric automatic paper feeder. "It's really full of details and full of technology." Li Min said.
Walking into a two-story Qingcheng post station near the Jingyuan Community on Binhe Road in Saihan District, the public toilet on the first floor is clean and tidy, the air is filled with a light fragrance, and several tourists are tasting tea in the tea art house on the second floor. "When you are tired, you can just go to Qingcheng Station to take a rest, charge your mobile phone, and the travel experience is very good!" Wang Haoyu, a tourist from Shanxi, said.
Such exquisite and unique Qingcheng Post Station can be seen everywhere in the urban area of Hohhot, realizing the goal of "seeing public toilets within 500 meters of the urban area", and meeting the needs of citizens and tourists to go to the toilet within ten minutes.
In fact, for a long time in the past, the number of public toilets in Hohhot was scarce. In 2017, the local government spent real money to improve the toilet environment in an all-round way.
"Qingcheng Station is not only a facility to meet the needs of citizens for toilets, but also has a more beautiful and comfortable appearance design and internal space layout, and the supporting facilities tend to be perfect." Wang Xin, deputy director of the Hohhot City Management Bureau, said, "The construction of barrier-free facilities should be fully equipped, and some toilets are equipped with humanized public health facilities such as safety handles, emergency call buttons, and maternal and infant rooms, reflecting the social care for the 'old and the young' in the details." ”
Qingcheng Station is also a haven for outdoor workers. Hohhot City has set up more than 200 outdoor worker service stations in Qingcheng Station, with microwave ovens, hot water kettles, water dispensers, heaters and other convenient service equipment in the station, providing services such as rest, heating, heat escape, drinking water, charging, and hot meals for outdoor workers such as cleaners, taxi drivers, and couriers.
"Small post stations" are giving full play to the "big function" of public services to the greatest extent. At present, the opening rate of Qingcheng Station and other public toilets in Hohhot has reached more than 98%. According to the public opinion sampling and evaluation, the satisfaction rate of the public with the service reached 95.7%.
In order to ensure the long-term operation of such a large number of high-standard, multi-functional public toilets, Hohhot City has explored "commercial toilets", and it is not uncommon for bars, restaurants, coffee shops and other shops to "be companions" with Qingcheng Station. In Wuliying Qingcheng Station, CCB has set up an ATM machine, and the rental fee alone can meet the needs of the normal operation of the station.
Wu Xiuzhi, administrator of the Qingcheng Post Station on North Racecourse Street, said: "The sanitation department has a corresponding evaluation management, and conducts daily supervision and inspection of the Qingcheng Post Station and other public toilets, and can solve problems in a timely manner. ”
In October last year, some Qingcheng stations in Saihan District did not fully meet the service function standards such as rest, dining, and drinking water, and the Environmental Sanitation Service Center temporarily renamed this part of Qingcheng Post Station as a public toilet, and it was not until it reached the standard again that the signboard of Qingcheng Station was hung again. The four words of Qingcheng Station have become a public service standard.
"The public toilets in my hometown are so thoughtful and elegant, and as a citizen, I feel very warm and happy." Ren Fei, a citizen of Hohhot, said proudly.
This is a Qingcheng post station located on the south square of Hohhot East Railway Station (taken on June 18).