Uncomfortable ride: A man and his companion ride a tricycle engulfed by bags of plastic foam

Look out behind you: The woman in Shanghai with all her boxes on her bike does not have a hope of seeing traffic coming behind her

The authorities are serious about clamping down on the tradition, however cost-effective it is.

'They always need to cut the costs of fuel from multiple trips and like the rest of us time is money for these hard-workers,' An said.

'Many drivers don't have the best vehicles to distribute recycling and other goods they need to transport.'

'So they make the best of what they have.'

Overloaded from the front and side: This little lorry is lost underneath it cargo as it winds through the busy Chinese rush hour

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