China Naming Network - Auspicious day query - Was there anything like a wheelchair in ancient China?
Was there anything like a wheelchair in ancient China?
There were wheelchairs in ancient times.
According to the oldest wheelchair records in China, archaeologists found wheelchair patterns on the sarcophagus about BC 1600.
Sun Bin, a strategist in the Warring States Period, was once chopped off. He commanded the war in a wheelchair. Look at this photo:
However, ancient wheelchairs were made of wood and needed to be pushed by people.