Beijing’s Rickshaws Teeter Between Tradition, Survival
The makeshift red-canopied vehicles are ubiquitous in Beijing: rickshaws traversing narrow alleyways and skyscraper-lined avenues alike. A historic mode of transport, they have survived China’s modernisation, and remain an integral part of city living — but for the drivers, life remains a struggle. Near the lofty Forbidden City, where emperors once lived, a man surnamed … Read more