Historical development of rickshaws

At first, two people sit together, and men and women can sit together. However, in 1879, the Qing government banned two people from sitting together, because it was considered immoral for men and women to sit together, and it was difficult for drivers to pull two cars.

The rickshaw is simple in structure, easy to manufacture and low in cost. Compared with sedan chairs and carriages at that time, it was light, fast and cheap. In China in the first half of last century, rickshaws were the first choice for the middle class to travel.

In the early years of the Republic of China, rickshaws were popular in big cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Han.

19 19 After the May 4th Movement, some young people called for not taking rickshaws as one of the contents of their new life, and some people vowed to walk instead of taking rickshaws on their first day in Shanghai.

After 1949, rickshaws were gradually eliminated with the rise of tricycles. On March 1955, the last rickshaw in Shanghai was sent to the museum.

In recent years, as a special tourism service project, new rickshaws have appeared in a few scenic spots in some cities in China.

Three-wheeled rickshaws are common in some cities in the south of the Yangtze River. For example, Taizhou.