Chinese Sedan Chair

Sedan Chairs were originally called Jiaoyu (shoulder carriage) in Chinese, and as time went by, people began to call this shoulder carriage jiaozi.

Before the introduction of automobiles into China, sedan chairs were a popular and main means of transportation. They were made of bamboo or

wood, square in shape and curtained on four sides. Usually it has poles for two, four or eight manservants to shoulder. Originally sedan chairs

were used for crossing of mountains and rivers but later they were used for all travel.