What kind of car is the Taiping car mentioned several times in Water Margin ?

The Taiping car in "Water Margin" is actually a kind of carriage used to pull goods, because its space is very large, so he pulls a lot of goods, and its stability is very high, not easy to overturn, so it is very peaceful, and it has become a kind of truck that everyone likes very much in the Song Dynasty。Therefore, it was very popular in the Song Dynasty that was called the Taiping car, which had some wooden planks for 4 weeks, but it did not have a cover in the middle, which was convenient for the transportation of goods, so that it could be carried in this way. <>

When it comes to carriages, you may think of the ancient kind of carriages that specialize in pulling people, that is actually some ancient cars worth our country, its origin is very long, it can be said that it can be traced back to the Shang Dynasty in our country at the earliest, after the Shang Dynasty, China's cars have shown a trend of rapid development, not only have a variety of cars, but also appeared a lot of chariots, transport vehicles, and trucks, and in the Song Dynasty there was a car called Taiping car, His era began to appear in the Song Dynasty, and its main purpose and function was to be used to transport goods. <>

The production process of this kind of Taiping car is not very complicated, the idea she only needs a few wood, and a wheel can be done, its two sides are separated by some very wide and high wooden boards, and then enclosed into a carriage, there are two very strong wooden sticks at the tail of his car, these wooden sticks mainly play a supporting role, preventing the back from leaning the vehicle because it is not too much, so such a car it becomes more reasonable in design and structure, and it is not easy to overturn. It provides a good stability for the protection of driving. <>

In addition, some people will hang some bells on the car, and there will be a jingle sound in the process of driving, which is conducive to reminding the car in front of the car to make timely avoidance, just like the driver of the car in today's society will hit it in advance, it is a truth, are some mules, and rarely use horses.

The Taiping car mentioned in the Water Margin is mainly used to transport large weight goods of the vehicle, mainly driven by oxen or donkeys, there are fences on both sides of the car to ensure that the goods do not fall, the vehicle can transport about 130 pounds of goods.

The chariot was similar to the current pallet cart in that it could hold a large amount of stuff on it, and people or mules pulled it to transport things.

The Taiping car is similar to the modern board car, which is more convenient to operate than the ancient wheelbarrow, more stable to use, and more widely used in the peaceful era, so it is called the Taiping car.