From the Chinese press

Image building raises stink

The three newly-built villa-like yet stinky public toilets in Beijing's Haidian district at the cost of 1 million yuan ($160,000) are a disgrace on district officials, says an article on xinhuanet.com. Excerpts:

Should the people laugh or cry at the foolhardiness of Haidian district officials' to boost their image by building the tawdry public toilets with rotting garbage strewn all over the place? The local officials have not only wasted taxpayers' money on the three useless showpieces, but also made life difficult for people in the neighborhood by polluting the environment.