Shanghai Bikes
Comments: 0 - Date: January 31st, 2009 - Categories: Buying Traffic
For many years, China was known as bicycle country. Anyone thinking of China, envisioned streets full of bikes going in different speeds and different directions.
Coming with the development of China the car has made huge inroads into the daily life of the average Chinese. Was a bike in the 50-ies a highly priced possesion, a car is now the ultimate status symbol.
Still, the bike is still around, less but still there and my favorite type are the <a href=”http://www.shanghaidailyphotos.com/category/shanghai-bikes/”>tricycles</a>. They are mostly used for the transport of goods, ranging from old boxes, construction materials to waterbottles you normally find in your office space.
It’s amazing to see how much they can store on one small tricycle. Many times it’s a husband and wife operation, working together. Sometimes the load is wrapped around the male cyclist and while he’s pedaling forward, the wife pushes to help out.
Other times, the tricycle is fully packed with chickens on their way to the slaughterhouse or maybe just a fresh market.
The care may have found its way but let’s hope the tricycle will be around for many more years as they make streetlife a lot more enjoyable and it’s definitely more environmentfriendly.
