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Beijing,

1910

A Jin-Riki-Sha

A rickshaw runner pulls a woman along a city street.

After first appearing in Japan in the late 1800's, rickshaws became a common mode of transportation throughout Chinese cities in the early 1900s. They were banned by the Communists in 1949. These two-wheeled carts that transport one or two passengers were still frequently used until the 1970s throughout