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Bicycles in China

By: Jake Lau

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The Early Years

http://www.bicyclekingdom.com

1st Chinese cartoonwith bicycle

Discourages the use

Still too foreign

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The Early Years

1890s first Chinese

cyclists appear

Students

Businessmen, journalists

Wealthy youth

http://www.geekologie.com

http://www.briefcases.ushttp://www.acrylics.ca

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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

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Popularity Increases

1899 Suzhou

prohibits cycling in

narrow streets

www.vosssigns.com

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Popularity Increases

More imports brings

price down

Different kinds

Transport

Men

Women

Children

http://i.treehugger.com

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Popularity Increases

The other market Sing-song girls

http://www.geekologie.com

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Popularity Increases

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Popularity Increases

1949 Peoples

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

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Bicycles in China Today

Red means GO?

http://www.smh.com.au

http://timesonline.typepad.com

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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

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Bicycles in China Today

Rent bicycles

http://picasaweb.google.com

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Bicycles in China Today

http://yeinjee.com

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Bicycles in China Today

2003 - 105 million

73 million in China

58% of world market

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Will the Car Replace the

Bicycle?

blog.wired.com

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Will the Car Replace the

Bicycle?

http://www.flatrock.org.nz

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The End

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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 History13. Proceedings, 13th International Cycling HistoryConference. San Francisco: Van der Plas Publications 2003,S. 94-102.

Elizabeth Mygatt. (2005) Bicycle Production RemainsStrong Worldwide. Earth Policy Institute. http://www.earth-policy.org/Indicators/Bike/2005.htm