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

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

Two teenagers who filmed themselves urinating into a restaurant's hotpot broth have been ordered, along with their parents, to apologise and pay a fine of £227,000, Chinese state media has said.

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.

Shanghai court orders culprits and their parents to pay $300,000 over Haidilao urination incident

After police detained two individuals for urinating in a hotpot at a Haidilao restaurant in Shanghai — an act that sparked widespread public discussion — a local court on Friday handed down its first-instance verdict, ordering the culprits and their parents to pay 2.2 million yuan ($300,000) in compensation, according to a report on People’s Daily app.

China: Parents of drunk teenagers who peed in broth pot ordered to pay Rs. 2.7crore to restaurant

The teenagers who peed in a broth pot in a restaurant in China have been punished, and their parents have been ordered to pay a hefty compensation to Haidilao. The two 17-year-olds were filmed urinating in the pot, inviting criticism from across the world.

Chinese Teens Fined $300,000 For Urinating In Soup

The fallout was swift. China’s most famous hotpot chain rushed to reassure diners, refunding thousands and replacing equipment at the branch.

Teens who peed into a hotpot, and their parents, must pay $300K, Chinese court orders

A pair of teenagers who filmed themselves peeing into a hotpot broth have been ordered, along with their parents, to pay more than $300,000 by a court in China.