Wooden toilet seats made in southwestern China's Guizhou province are apparently¹ selling like hot cakes in the West.

中国西南城市贵州省制造的木质马桶盖在西方国家大获欢迎。

Chinese toilet seat maker² Topseat is now selling more than 2 million seats annually³ on the Western market with 80% of those sales occurring in Germany and Switzerland, reports state newspaper People's Daily, citing a public WeChat account in Guizhou.

根据贵州官方微信账号提供的信息，人民日报报道，中国马桶盖制造商Topseat目前在西方的年均销量达两百多万，80%销往德国和瑞士。

On its website, Topseat calls itself the 'world leader in toilet seat design, production and perfection, recognized internationally for its top quality and innovation,'

Topseat在官网上称自己为“世界马桶盖设计、生产、完善领导者，其产品以高端质量和创新性在世界得到认可。”

It introduces itself by asking you to 'Imagine a toilet seat so artistic⁴ that it shows motion pictures when the lid automatically closes in slow motion.'

Topseat的产品介绍是：“想象一个非常艺术的马桶盖，桶盖自动缓慢闭合时，可以看到动图。”

From its factory in Guizhou's Anshun city, the company creates its bright decorative⁵ toilet seats from locally-sourced materials such as bamboo, straw stalks and bio-glues, which they have used to create more than 5,000 unique designs.

Topseat的工厂坐落在贵州安顺，以当地出产的竹子、稻杆和生物胶为原材料制作装饰性马桶盖，此前已设计出超过5000个图案。

Consumers can buy a range of covers from popular retail⁶ sites Alibaba and Amazon.

顾客可以在知名零售网站阿里巴巴和亚马逊购买各色马桶盖。

On the Amazon website the company's products generally receive high ratings and praise from satisfied customers. 'I have never spent this much for a toilet seat and this is well worth the price,' wrote one customer.

在亚马逊官网，Topseat产品的客户打分和评价一般都很高，收到很多客户满意的回复。有位客户写道：“我从来没花这么多钱买一个马桶盖，但是这一个物有所值。”

'Quiet slow closing of lid and seat just as described. Wish we would have bought these sooner. Have had many compliments and where did you get that?' commented another.

有人给他评论：“马桶盖能无声缓慢闭合，跟描述的一样。要是能早点买就好了，这么多好评，你在哪买的？”