[bbfan1991]

Residents of a remote Chinese town nicknamed 'Dog S**t Village' have won a petition to legally change its name.

Goushi Zhai, in the Guizhou province, earned the moniker when locals began referring to it as such because of its lack of accessibility, claiming that only dogs would go there to defecate.

The Sun reports that police and local officials began using the name 'Dog S**t Village', which eventually began appearing on maps of the area.

"Gradually it became what everyone called us," said a villager.

Guizhou governors have since agreed to change the name to Jinxin, meaning prosperous and happy.