Friday, February 6, 2009

Tricycle ...

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Besides mini-bus , motorcycle , bike, private car , taxi ,
Another common transportation tool you can take in Shantou
is this kinda " tricycle " . Some even carried by motorcycle .
Usually can seat 3 people on one . You can even bargain on
the price with the rickshaw puller base on how far your destination
is .
Convenience & cheap , the quantity even more than taxi on the road ...
just a wave of your hand and more than one of the trike will come to you ,
asking " where you wanna go ?! "
For a 20 minutes ride , way back home from a big supermarket where
need almost 45 mintues if by walk ... i only spent $3 RMB ...
Just like taking a tram , it is no denied that you can take a closer look at
around because the slowly speed of the trike .
HOWEVER you will also inhale lots of dust / vehicle emissions /
smell of diesel fuel from the other cars ...
IN fact the air pullution problem is relatively more serious in mainland China
compared to Hong Kong .




2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Aren't those bikes similar to the ones you can find in Thailand, Bangkok to be more precisely??? How much is $3RMB in HK dollars???

ericajane said...

Yes , it is similar to those in Bangkok . Trike is a very common transportation tool you can find everywhere in Asia .
$ 1 RMB = $1.133 HKD ,
so $3RMB = $3.4 HKD ( $34 EUR )