What is the history of Beijing Dangdang cars? Why are Dangdang trains blocked when they open?
In the 23rd year of Guangxu's reign, the first "Dangdang Car" in Chinese history was born. It was not until the founding of New China that the "Dangdang Car" gradually withdrew from the stage of history. At the beginning of its opening, some people believed that it destroyed Feng Shui; and the emergence of "dangdang rickshaws" also reduced the profits of rickshaws to a certain extent, so they would be blocked. The "dangdang car" is actually a tram. When it is running, the driver has to step on the bell under his feet to remind pedestrians on the road to avoid it. It always makes a "dang-dang-dang" sound, hence the name "dangdang car".
The development of trams in China can be said to be ill-fated. In the 23rd year of Guangxu's reign, the first tram appeared in Beijing, but the tram was destroyed due to the extreme Boxer Rebellion. Not only the Boxers, but also many ordinary people believed that the existence of trams had greatly damaged Beijing's feng shui and had a very bad impact on their production and life.
Just like the railways promoted by Li Hongzhang and others in the late Qing Dynasty were opposed by many ministers, the implementation of trams in China was also opposed by many people. They believed that trams being so noisy and running on the ground would disturb their ancestors and cause problems in their lives, so they did not approve of trams at first. However, after they took the tram, they were quickly attracted to this clean, tidy and cheaper tram. As a result, human rickshaws become less and less profitable.
In order to prevent the development of trams, rickshaw drivers began to unite against the tram companies. As a result, before there was much trouble, Duan Hongye, the son of Duan Qirui, a senior official of the Beiyang government, came forward to settle the matter. Because he had shares in the tram company, it would be a huge financial loss for him if the rickshaw driver made such a fuss, so he intervened.
Later, trams developed to a certain extent in China. However, during the period under the control of the National Government, the management of tram companies was chaotic. By the early days of the founding of New China, there were only five functional trams in Beijing. Later, the impractical tram gradually disappeared from China's urban planning and became a memory in many people's hearts.