Butt trivia: What used to wipe the ass in ancient China?

In an era when there was no paper, what did the ancients use to wipe their ass after convenience? They used toilet chips. In simple terms, toilet chips are smooth wooden strips or bamboo chips, which are generally about 10-23 cm long and about one or two fingers wide , Put it in the toilet to scrape the excrement, clean it after use and then put it back for the next time you use the toilet.

After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it became a habit to wipe the buttocks with straw paper, but there were regulations at that time, and the buttocks should not be wiped with written paper.