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| Last Update: August, 29, 2006 |
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Beijing Rickshaw Men
Photographer: Pang Liping
A two-wheeled rickshaw drawn by a man used to be one of the main traffic means in Beijing during the early period of last century. The men could be seen toiling on every street in Beijing at that time.
Nowadays, the rickshaw tradition is being kept alive outside the east gate of Ditan Park. Managed by the Tangenyuan Lao Beijing restaurant, the rickshaws mainly available to serve restaurant guests. Rickshaw pullers sport traditional dress and hairstyles in the image of their forerunners.
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1. Rickshaw pullers wait for morning passengers on the north side of Ditan Park's east gate.
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2. Rickshaw pullers have a range of diverse interests, including foreign languages, reading novels, and listening to music. Here, a young man plays bamboo flute. |
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3.Snowy weather makes life difficult, as there is rarely a person in sight. |
4. Missing home. |
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5. Exhausting work |
6. "I've been doing this job for five years!" |
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7. Despite coming from different provinces, the boys treat each other like brothers. In their spare time, they often exchange news about their different native areas. |
8. "Come on, pretty girl!"
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