History of bicycle development in China
In the 21 year of the Republic of China, 17 large scale dealers (135 workers) established the Shanghai bicycle dealers association. Repair rental, retail, small and medium-sized car dealers, Wang Societe Generale and more than 240 households, the following year in April to form the Shanghai repair rental bicycle trade association. They all took part in the city chamber of commerce.In the 26 years of the Republic of China, the Bicycle Dealers Industry Association increased from 17 to more than 30, which is called "Datong line". The bicycle rental association was developed from more than 240 households to more than 400 households, called "small counterparts"". The former is mainly based on the selling system, while the latter is mainly based on rent management, and the whole bicycle market is controlled by several big cars in datong. During the war of resistance against Japan, three wheeled bicycles prevailed in the city. Three body and similar parts and bicycle rickshaw, similar, tire, wheel, flywheel, chain, chain wheel, handlebars, pedal cars, etc. can be generic. Some parts factories, workshops and car dealers put in the assembly and operation of tricycles. In the early 40s, Shanghai's three wheeled bicycles reached more than 2.6 vehicles. A new group of dealers, such as Yuan long, Shunchang, and downwind, came into being.
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. The original Shetan carriage, the rickshaw repaired with the students, 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.By the time Guangxu, bicycles had gradually entered the Chinese market, and at this point, China has not yet had its own bicycle production plant.In 4 years (1915), there are nearly 20 bicycle shops in Shanghai. After the first World War, the development of Posts and telecommunications, bicycle transportation become the bicycle, the surge in demand for the city and open a number of new bike shops, formed by the old gate area (now Huangpu District) as the center of the bicycle sales network.In 17 years, Chang Tai Hing (two), enrichment, Taichang, runto Shanghai has become the six largest car etc.. A group of Chinese bicycle parts manufacturers and commercial workshops have also been established. Such as Wang Wei factory production fork, mud board; Daxing automobile import steel pipe joint. After 1930, China hired Japanese technicians, production (the main pieces of bicycle frame), assembled two of the earliest domestic bicycle horse "and" white horse "brand. From this time on, we have our own bicycles. Although there are many parts needed to be imported, they have laid the foundation for the development of bicycle industry in china.
Tongzhi thirteen years, the French Mira from Japan to the rickshaw enter Shanghai, this car is called "Japanese car", because of its color is yellow, also called "rickshaw", become a means of transport. Subsequently, the rise of the Shanghai car repair, rent, trafficking system. In many film and television works which could see the rickshaw figure, especially Mr. Lao She's "camel Xiangzi" is a rickshaw to write vivid.
Tongzhi seven years (1868) in November, Shanghai for the first time by bike is shipped to Europe, one car, two feet on the vehicle and go to the hobby of recreational vehicle.
