Such stark contrasts in transportation are becoming more common in China, especially in the big cities. As a consequence of the vast amount of wealth that is being created, there is more and more an interest in buying vehicles such as the Hummer shown above. GM sold the brand to a Chinese company, further demonstrating the growing market for vehicles that are “over the top”. Registering such a vehicle in Shanghai costs many thousands of dollars (US), sometimes coming close to the cost of the vehicle itself. But it will be a long time before cars outnumber the millions of bicycles that are still a mainstay of transportation.