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China: A jiao or Chinese sedan chair carried by five porters, Beijing, late Qing Dynasty (c.1885)

The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of persons. Examples of litter vehicles include lectica (ancient Rome), jiao (China), sedan chairs (England), palanquin (also known as palki) (India, Pakistan), gama (Korea) and tahtirevan (Turkey).

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Title: China: A jiao or Chinese sedan chair carried by five porters, Beijing, late Qing Dynasty (c.1885)

Caption: The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of persons. Examples of litter vehicles include lectica (ancient Rome), jiao (China), sedan chairs (England), palanquin (also known as palki) (India, Pakistan), gama (Korea) and tahtirevan (Turkey).

Credit: Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group

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Image size: 5015 × 3531 px | 50.7 MB

Print size: 42.5 × 29.9 cm | 1974.4 × 1390.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ASIA IMAGE • ASIA PICTURES • ASIA • ASIAN IMAGES • ASIAN PICTURES • ASIAN • CARGO • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • COMMUNICATION • FASHION • FOTOGRAFIA • GARBAGE • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORICAL IMAGES • HISTORICAL PICTURES • HISTORICAL • HISTORY IMAGES • HISTORY PICTURES • HISTORY • HISTORY. • JIAO • LITTER • MODA • MODE • MOMENT IN TIME • PALANQUIN • PHOTO • PHOTOGRAPH • PHOTOGRAPHIE • PHOTOGRAPHY • PHOTOS • PORCELAIN • QING DYNASTY • QING • RUBBISH • SEDAN (CHAIR) • SEDAN CHAIR • STYLE • TRANSPORT • TRANSPORT. • TRANSPORTATION • TRANSPORTS • TRASH