Interesting Facts About China

Bicycle Frenzy

China is one of the most bicycle-crazy countries in the world. In total, there are more than half a billion bicycles across the country, with an average of at least one bicycle in every household! With so many cyclists around, it comes as little surprise that in most regions of the country, the number of bicycles outnumbers the number of cars by at least 10 to 1.

While China is famous for a number of inventions, it’s love of bicycles was actually imported from the United States! In 1891, two American travelers by the names of Allen and Sachtleben introduced the Chinese to bicycles. Since then, China has become the biggest bicycle-using country in the world, with more than 20 million bicycles being sold each year in the domestic market. This doesn’t even take into account the millions of people using bikeshare kiosks.