Lao She
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Shu Qingchun, known by his pen name Lao She, was a Chinese writer of Manchu ethnicity, known for his vivid portrayal of urban life and his colorful use of the Beijing dialect, such as in the novel Ric
Pulled rickshaw
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A pulled rickshaw is a mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a two-wheeled cart that seats one or two people.
Pulled rickshaw, Kolkata, 2004
A lady with a parasol, Jinrikisha, circa 1880
Pousse-pousse in Madagascar
Confucius (transported in a wheeled cart) and children, as imagined by a 17th-century Chinese artist; presumably, the design is similar to the vehicles used at the time. (Illustration from a children's book, Xiao er lun, printed in 1680)