Bicycles In China
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Bicycles in China
By: Jake Lau
The Early Years
• Modern bicycle invented ~1860s.
• Missionaries• Port Cities• Military use?
http://www.eva.hi-ho.ne.jp
The Early Years
http://www.bicyclekingdom.com
• 1st Chinese cartoon with bicycle
• Discourages the use
• Still too foreign
The Early Years
• Rickshaws• Bicycles too
expensive • Disgraceful
http://www.yican.com.au
The Early Years
• 1890’s first Chinese cyclists appear
• Students• Businessmen, journalists• Wealthy youth
http://www.geekologie.com
http://www.briefcases.ushttp://www.acrylics.ca
The Early Years
• A break in culture
• More western products
• Shanghai was a major bike importer– Mostly high quality or
racing bikes
http://portwatch.files.wordpress.com
http://www.loiclemeur.com
Popularity Increases
• 1899 – Suzhou prohibits cycling in narrow streets
www.vosssigns.com
Popularity Increases
• More imports brings price down
• Different kinds– Transport– Men– Women– Children
http://i.treehugger.com
Popularity Increases
• The other market– Sing-song girls
http://www.geekologie.com
Popularity Increases
• <10,000 in 1925• 20,000 in 1930
• Postmen• Police
• Shanghai starts production
• 1930-1940s bikes reach rural China
http://www.auburnhills.org
Popularity Increases
• 1949 – People’s Republic of China – Bikes are supported
by government– 5-year-plans
• 1958 China has 1,000,000 bikes!
• Street planning with bike lanes
http://www.cba.csus.edu
Subsidies
Bicycles in China Today
• Red means GO?
http://www.smh.com.au
http://timesonline.typepad.com
Bicycles in China Today
• Bike Lanes?• Who uses them?
• Bikes• Buses• Trucks • Cars• Delivery tricycles• Motocycles
• For what?• Riding • Driving• Parking• Making a cell phone call.• Swimming?
http://www.treehugger.com
http://www.eskimo.com
Bicycles in China Today
• Rent bicycles
http://picasaweb.google.com
Bicycles in China Today
http://yeinjee.com
Bicycles in China Today
• 2003 - 105 million• 73 million in China
58% of world market•
Will the Car Replace the Bicycle?
……
blog.wired.com
Will the Car Replace the Bicycle?
http://www.flatrock.org.nz
The End
The End
• References• Peter S. Goodman. March 8, 2004. Car Culture Captivates
China. Washington Post Foreign Page A01
• Andrew Ritchie and Rob van der Plas (Eds.), Cycle History 13. Proceedings, 13th International Cycling History Conference. San Francisco: Van der Plas Publications 2003, S. 94-102.
• Elizabeth Mygatt. (2005) Bicycle Production Remains Strong Worldwide. Earth Policy Institute. http://www.earth-policy.org/Indicators/Bike/2005.htm