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Yangtzepoo Road, Shanghai, China
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Yangtzepoo Road, Shanghai, China
Yangtzepoo (Yang-shu-p u, Yangpu) Road, Shanghai, China - note the one-wheeled Chinese wheelbarrows and rickshaw. Date: circa 1910s
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Jul16 Rickshaw Shanghai Tramlines Transporting Wheel Wheelbarrow Wheelbarrows Wheeled Human Powered
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This evocative photograph captures a bustling scene on Yangtzepoo Road in Shanghai, China during the early 1910s. The narrow street is filled with a vibrant mix of human-powered transportation and the emerging technology of the time. In the foreground, a man skillfully maneuvers a one-wheeled Chinese wheelbarrow, its large wheel balanced precariously as he transports goods to an unknown destination. Nearby, a rickshaw driver waits for passengers, his vehicle a common sight on the streets of Shanghai during this period. The rickshaw, pulled by a man, is a human-powered alternative to the motorized vehicles that were just beginning to appear. The tramlines running down the center of the street hint at the city's modernization, but the scene remains firmly rooted in tradition. The people in the photograph go about their daily business, oblivious to the camera's lens. The clothing, from the wide-brimmed hats to the long, flowing robes, speaks to the unique cultural heritage of the time. Yangtzepoo Road, located in the Yangpu District of Shanghai, was a bustling commercial area during the Chinese Republic period. This photograph, however, offers a glimpse into the everyday life of the people who called this part of the city home. The combination of the old and the new, the traditional and the modern, makes for a captivating and intriguing image that transports us back in time.
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