Bicycle is one of the major means for transportation in China, an excellent method for getting around China's cities or looping tourist sights.

Actually, China is said to be the "Kingdom of Bicycles", there were 500 million bicycles by 1987. Bicycles are ingrained in every day life and can be seen everywhere.

There are bicycles for rent in some hotels in Beijing and some other tourist cities. Riding old-fashioned pedicabs for a tour of Beijing's Hutong and back alleys proves a unique tourist experience.