lǎo
gōng cè
公厕
biàn
kā fēi diàn
咖啡店
Old Public Toilet Turned into a Café?
lǎogōng cè公厕gǎikā fēi diàn咖啡店yǐnzhēng yì争议bèichéng guǎn城管tiēfēng tiáo封条

A café converted from an old public toilet sparked controversy and was sealed by urban management.

小宝
gē gē哥哥tīng shuō听说lemayǒuyī jiā一家kā fēi diàn咖啡店yuán lái原来shìgōng cè公厕hǎoshén qí神奇

Brother, have you heard? A café used to be a public toilet. So amazing!

小刚
shìanà ge那个dì fāng地方yǐ qián以前shìlǎogōng cè公厕hòu lái后来bèirénzhuāng xiū装修chénglekā fēi diàn咖啡店

Yes, that place used to be an old public toilet, and later someone renovated it into a café.

小宝
lǐ miàn里面huì bú huì会不会yǒuwèi dào味道dà jiā大家gǎnkā fēi咖啡ma

Wouldn't it smell inside? Do people dare drink coffee there?

小刚
tīng shuō听说zhuāng xiū装修hěnhǎobù guò不过yǒu xiē有些rénhái shì还是jué de觉得guàiguàide

I heard the renovation was very good, but some people still felt strange about it.

小宝
wèi shén me为什么xiàn zài现在kā fēi diàn咖啡店yòuguān mén关门le

Then why is the café closed now?

小刚
yīn wèi因为gǎi chéng改成kā fēi diàn咖啡店méi yǒu没有jīng guò经过zhèng fǔ政府tóng yì同意chéng guǎn城管jiùfēngle

Because they turned it into a café without government approval, so urban management sealed it.

小宝
yuán lái原来kāi diàn开店háiyàobànshǒu xù手续ya

So you need to apply for permits to open a shop.

小刚
duìakě yǐ可以suí biàn随便gǎi biàn改变gōng cè公厕zhè zhǒng这种gōng gòng公共dì fāng地方deyòng tú用途

Yes, you can’t just change the use of public places like public toilets.

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