Bicycles,as a means of transport,are indispensable companions of most Chinese.Each Chinese family possesses at least one bicycle.China is therefore called “the Bicycle Kingdom”.The popularity of bicycles in China,I think,is mainly due to the economy of the country and its people.China,as one of the developing countries,has no financial potential to expand its roads and to manufacture so many cars to satisfy the need of so many Chinese.
Compared with cars,bicycles,however,have their own distinctive advantages.Firstly,they are very convenient.For their small size,they do not need special parking space.They can be parked almost everywhere.For their light weight,they can be carried upstairs and downstairs.Secondly,driven by man power,they don’t need fuel.Hence they have nothing to do with air pollution and energy crisis.Finally,as China is still a developing country,most people can afford a bicycle rather than a car.
With so many advantages,bicycles will remain to be an important means of transport in China in the many years to come.But I think with the rapid development of Chinese economy,more and more Chinese will own a car though cars will never completely substitute bicycles in the future.
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