by Lindsey Galloway

The porcelain god[瓷神，比喻廁所] finally gets its altar[祭壇] at South Koreas Haewoojae， loosely translated as “a place of sanctuary[避難所] where one can solve ones worries.” However， it is better known in English as the Toilet Culture Exhibit Hall and Theme Park.

The toilet park officially opened on July 4th， 2012. It started life as the vision of Sim Jae-duck， known as Mr. Toilet thanks to his efforts to improve the city toilets at the 2002 World Cup when he served as the mayor of Suwon City， South Korea， where the park is now located. He also helped found the World Toilet Association[協(xié)會]， which is dedicated[致力] to improving sanitation[衛(wèi)生設(shè)施] around the world.

被戲稱為“瓷神”的廁所現(xiàn)在終于在韓國的“Haewoojae”有了屬于自己的祭壇?！癏aewoojae”翻譯過來的大意是“一個可以排憂解難的避難所”，不過在英語中則多以“廁所文化展覽館及主題公園”一名為人所知。

這個廁所公園于2012年7月4日正式開放。它的誕生源自被譽(yù)為“廁所先生”的沈載德的創(chuàng)想。2002年世界杯期間，時任韓國水原市市長的沈載德為了改善該市的廁所而有了這個想法，主題公園正坐落于此。他還協(xié)助成立了致力改善世界各地衛(wèi)生情況的世界廁所協(xié)會。

In 2007， Sim constructed the worlds first toilet-shaped house in Suwon City， in which he lived until his death in 2009. After he passed away， the house was converted[轉(zhuǎn)換] into a museum， documenting[用文件證明] the worlds water closet[廁所] culture through men and womens bathroom signs from around the globe， photographs of public toilets and information about the importance of sanitary[有關(guān)衛(wèi)生的] bathroom facilities[設(shè)備].

The museum was expanded into a theme park in 2012， complete with different styles of toilets， such as squat[蹲坐] toilets traditionally used in Korea， European chamber pots[夜壺] and historical urinals[小便池]. While visitors are welcome to pretend like theyre relieving themselves[解手]（making for some fun photo opportunities）， the park has its own set of modern bathrooms available[可用的] for the real thing. The park does not have traditional rides， but guests are encouraged to interact[互動] with the exhibits and various sculptures[雕塑].

The park opens from 10AM to 6PM daily， and is closed on Mondays. Admission[入場費(fèi)] is free， though the museum accepts donations[捐款] to continue its mission to improve toilet hygiene[衛(wèi)生] and education.

2007年，沈載德在水原市建造了世界上第一座馬桶形的房子，他本人就住在這座房子里，直到2009年去世。沈載德去世以后，這座房子被改建成博物館，通過展示世界各地的男女廁標(biāo)志、公共廁所的照片和關(guān)于衛(wèi)浴設(shè)施重要性的信息等，記述了世界廁所文化。

2012年，這座廁所博物館擴(kuò)建成一個主題公園，其中展示了各種不同風(fēng)格的廁所，如韓國的傳統(tǒng)蹲廁、歐洲的夜壺和歷史悠久的便池等。游客們可以隨意假裝正在“方便”（可以順便拍一些有趣的照片），如果真要“方便”的話，園區(qū)內(nèi)有一套真正的現(xiàn)代化廁所。這個公園雖然沒有傳統(tǒng)的機(jī)動游戲，但它鼓勵游客與展品和各種雕塑進(jìn)行互動。

廁所主題公園的開放時間為每天上午十點(diǎn)到下午六點(diǎn)，周一閉園。入場免費(fèi)。不過博物館接受捐贈，以便繼續(xù)其改善廁所衛(wèi)生和教育的使命。