Horse-Drawn Carriage, Sedan Chair 马车和轿子

In  ancient China, the most im- portant  vehicle  was  the  horse- drawn  carriage.  The  initial  ve- hicles  were  driven  by  manpower, which were called jinricksha. Later, people began to use cattle and horses to pull  the  carriage. As for vehicles, they were used for ancient aristo- crats  to  travel  and  battle. However,  the  oxcarts  were generally  used  for  loading goods.  In  ancient  China,  horse- drawn carriages and oxcarts were very essential vehicles. 
The sedan chair can be regarded as  the  unique  vehicle  of  China. It  mainly  has  the  virtue  of  lifting with  shoulders  and  hands.  As  for its  kind,  the  sedan  chair  can  be classified  into  three  types:  sedanchair for officials, the civilian and weddings.  According  to  purpos- es,  the sedan chair has two typesone  is  for  mountain  roads,  theother  for  flat  roads.  As  far  as  theimagination materials  were  concerned,  there are  three  kinds,  i.e.  bamboo, wood and rattan.