Chinese teens who urinated into Haidilao hotpot in Shanghai ordered to pay more than US$300,000 in compensation

Chinese court orders parents to pay thousands after drunk teenagers urinate in soup

A Chinese court has ordered the parents of two teenagers who filmed themselves urinating into a pot of broth at a hotpot restaurant to pay 2.2m yuan (€267,000) in compensation.

Haidilao: Teenagers Wu and Tang who had a wee in restaurant's hotpot fined £227,000 after Shanghai stunt

Teenagers who filmed themselves having a wee in a restaurant’s hotpot dish have been fined, according to Chinese state media.

China teens fined US$308,000 over hotpot pee video that led to 4,000 diner refunds

Two Chinese teenagers have been ordered to pay 2.2 million yuan (US$308,000) in compensation after filming themselves urinating into a hotpot dish at a popular restaurant. The pair posted a video of their “prank” online, and the outlet, one of the Haidilao nationwide chain, was forced to refund more than 4,000 diners. The incident took place on February 24, when two 17-year-olds, surnamed Tang and Wu, were dining in a private room at one of the …

Teens fined over $500k for urinating in hotpot in China

The incident sparked widespread criticism after the two drunk 17-year-olds posted a video of the act online.

Teenagers Wu and Tang who urinated in Shanghai restaurant's hotpot fined more than £230,000

The pair, both 17, took turns to stand on a table and filmed themselves urinating into a cooking vessel at an eatery in Shanghai, before posting the video online.

Chinese teens who peed in Haidilao hotpot broth in Shanghai fined over US$300,000

BEIJING: A court in China has ordered two teenagers to pay more than 2.2 million yuan (US$308,275) for peeing into a simmering pot of broth at a popular hotpot restaurant earlier in 2025.