The "cheukgan" toilet of Seonam Temple in the southwestern city of Suncheon is seen in this undated photo, released by the state-run Korea Heritage Service on Aug. 4, 2026. The heritage agency plans to designate as national folk cultural heritage the restroom, believed to have been built before the 1920s, and two other "haeuso" toilets at Bodeok Temple in Yeongwol, a town in South Korea's northeast province of Gangwon, and Haein Temple in Hapcheon, a town in South Korea's southeastern province of South Gyeongsang. Haeuso refers to a traditional Korean Buddhist temple term for a restroom, literally meaning "a place to relieve one's worries." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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