When did bicycles begin to appear in China?
In 1897, China started bicycles imported from England; the original Shetan repair rickshaw carriage, all the same, in twenty-three years Guangxu site Nanjing Road (now Nanjing Road) No. 604, Chang opened garage, bicycle and parts.Guangxu twenty-six years, Shanghai Huimin, Cao Shuntai and other six or seven car dealers, sales of rickshaws, horse drawn carriages and bicycle parts to sell with repair.
Ten years Guangxu (1884), China published "Shenjiang scenic map" first recorded a Chinese began cycling scene: "people such as treading on the balance, is also the front and rear wheel rotation, flying, people can walk in. Not only one man, many do." At that time, the number of bicycles are very few, the rider are foreigners. According to the history of bicycle development, bicycles were also pioneered in Europe at that time. They were introduced into China only a few years later, showing the speed of its introduction.Eleven years Guangxu (1885), British Jardine, German minister, Kang Li Zen, Matheson will bicycle and spare parts as hardware sundries enter Shanghai, to the end of nineteenth Century in Shanghai has broad market.
Qing DynastyTongzhi seven years (1868) in November, Shanghai for the first time by bike is shipped to Europe, people sitting in the car, the feet stand leading car and entertainment entertainment vehicle.Tongzhi thirteen years (1874), the French Mira from Japan to the human vehicle transported to Shanghai, the car is called the "Oriental car", because of its color is yellow, also called "rickshaw", become a means of transport. Subsequently, the Shanghai started the repair, renting and selling of rickshaws
