Editing Auto rickshaw (section)

==== China ====
[[File:Auto-rickshaw in Haikou - 02.jpg|thumb|Auto rickshaw Haikou]]

Various types of auto rickshaw are used around China, where they are called sān lún chē  (三轮车) and sometimes sān bèng zǐ (三蹦子), meaning three wheeler or tricycle.  They may be used to transport cargo or passengers in the more rural areas. However, in many urban areas the auto rickshaws for passengers are often operated illegally as they are considered unsafe and an eyesore.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zh.cnr.cn/xwzx/zhxw/200911/t20091103_505572023.html |title=明珠路上规模浩大的等客车队 危险逆行载客 |date=3 November 2009 |work=珠江晚报 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404124105/http://zh.cnr.cn/xwzx/zhxw/200911/t20091103_505572023.html |archive-date=2015-04-04  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://tianjin.auto.sohu.com/20130722/n382251477.shtml |title=[天津]面对"三蹦子" 请您大声说"不" |work=auto sohu |archive-date=2023-11-18 |access-date=2015-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118190415/http://tianjin.auto.sohu.com/20130722/n382251477.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> They are permitted in some towns and cities, however.  The Southeast Asian word tuk tuk is transliterated as dū dū chē (嘟嘟车, or beep beep car) in Chinese.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zh.globalvoicesonline.org/hant/2012/03/25/12861/ |title=東南亞的三輪車 |date=25 March 2012 |work=Global Voices}}</ref>{{Clear}}