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Photos: Bikes in Shanghai

Bikes in Shanghai – the work horses of local industry, the transport of choice for many, and family cars for some. The engenuity of the bikes and the characters that ride them around Shanghai – and China for that matter – is worth a stop and gawk.

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The source of the polystrene box bikes

Everybody knows that the tourist authorities in Shanghai have a constant flow of locals riding bikes overloaded with polystyrene boxes for foreigners to take pictures of and post to their Facebook friends.
On a recent jaunt to the northern outskirts of town I’m happy to report that I found a whole street of these bikes getting [...]

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