View of the Outside From Within the Motorcycle Taxi in Qufu 曲阜
Most visitors to the Confucius Mansion exit from the Rear Flower Garden 后花园 on their way to the third and final Confucius of the Three Confucius 三孔. I was a little anxious since I needed to get back to Tai’an City before nightfall as I have transport to catch. I remember looking at the map and seeing that the next spot is still a long way off. So I decided to buy more time, I hired a motorcycle taxi that was lurking around the exit to bring me to the next spot.
My Motorcycle Taxi in Qufu 曲阜
The man was friendly enough and he let me on his motorcycle taxi which is basically a small motorcycle with a small carriage for passengers behind him. After I got on the taxi, he closed the door by bringing down a plastic sheet which is secured to the carriage on the outside much to my anxiety. I kept wondering about this since this seems to be a very common practice. People outside can’t really see you and you can’t get out. I guess this kind of scenario never happens here since it is actually very safe here. I would just attribute it to my overactive imagination.
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