Beijing China urban traffic 1986

From the streets and the traffic in the central areas in Beijing, China 1986.
The video was recorded in September 1986.
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[@frazerguest2864]

I spy with my little eye a Yugo, a FSO and most surprisingly, a Toyota pick-up, a Nissan Patrol, and most surprisingly, a Volvo 240 !

[@vivalapsych]

I visited Beijing for my one and only time in the summer of 1986. This video matches my memory of the city. I’d be curious to see footage now of the exact same street.

[@lien6333]

th-cam.com/video/7keLrzMcZRc/w-d-xo.html Beijing nowadays

[@hsun7997]

My dad was in college at this time in Beijing. 10 years later my parents left China

[@s.k634]

Went where?

[@elrey7608]

no cars, sky is blue, coincidence?

[@Kilud]

Roads wider than our "Severojižní Magistrála" in Prague or "D1", and with minimum of cars (and full of cyclists). Compared to todays China it looks like a different galaxy. And I don´t mean it in negative way - yes, China´s growth is totally awesome and i´m not a green fanatic, but it isn´t the same without these cyclists.

[@mjguerin63]

I was there in December 85.

[@moldovanmoldovan7593]

No smog, the sky is blur. A lot of byciclists.

[@conner983]

But at least then you could see a hue of blue in the sky

[@xiangruixu3465]

blur?

[@santiago6897]

@@xiangruixu3465 blue

[@irogcruz3789]

Chinese Millennials should be thankfull and greatfull by the generation before them becouse they are the one that sacrifice and built the Modern China of Today....

[@abspot375]

Fastest growing country really , huge changes in this city , now its awesome

[@yogajedi3337]

Now the city is a rat race hole with zero charm.

[@Yew-show-me]

there are 9 million bicycles in Beijing, thats ture, that is things we cant denys

[@quattro4468]

Looks comfy.

[@englishman9020]

Three years later bloodshed on the square

[@a9udn9u]

There were no bloodshed on the square.

[@A7xeno]

@@a9udn9u Yes there was. Tianamen Square Massacre is a very very well known massacre.

[@hnitsua]

@@A7xeno he was jokingly acting as the chinese govt, because they censored the massacre in china, they would try to tell u that it didnt happen.
1 day ago, so at least this answer didnt get delayed longer.

[@A7xeno]

@@hnitsua Oh

[@xcx6507]

@@A7xeno Oh yeah? You've been there in the flesh? LOL

[@user-qm8of8ng1x]

和东京这个年代比差远了 不得不感叹中国发展的迅速

[@nazi1944]

เหมือนเกาหลีเหนือปัจจุบันเลย

[@th-pl6oj]

Before Tiananmen Massacre happened

[@mr.metamovies2419]

"I smell communists!"

[@chgue]

傻逼

[@eIectrostatic]

That's right, before the "massacre" that never actually happened "happened", according to Western media...

[@othmanhassanmajid8192]

Before weapons of mass destruction found in Baghdad.

[@mohammadakmal2435]

​@@othmanhassanmajid8192Are you serious?? There's no mass destruction weapon in Baghdad! Its FAKE!

[@PEDALTHIS]

Imagine if the chinese come back to cycling how it would help co2 admissions

[@saychunjo2153]

Much much less condense and environmental friendly traffic back then!

[@yuzi1885]

この時代の中国の街並み好き

[@happy_keats]

2:09 o Polski Fiat :D

[@TheCarArchives96]

Nie to Polonez Borewicz ;)

[@genova4485]

Still better than modern india

[@SuperTechno2012]

It's really not! Besides this is only thr main street of Beijing, the whole of south mumbai looks better than this. th-cam.com/video/gjmq69Xl7MM/w-d-xo.html

[@jacklin4029]

@@SuperTechno2012 even south mumbai looks dirty

[@bpp827]

@@jacklin4029 u r wrong... India is democracy...not communist...u have no more freedom..

[@jacklin4029]

@@bpp827 China is not communist either. Your country is full of corrupt politicians hence why u r so poor.

[@bpp827]

@@jacklin4029 u government banned all western media .. TH-cam fb tweet even celebrity ha ha ha...braniwashed u media and government.....no freedom rights workers employees..only one party rule all over country... like golden cage..

[@hikakin_mania440]

この時軍事力強くなさそう

[@Yew-show-me]

nothing in China