Image 03: The look of the wooden OX

First, China utilized the wheelbarrow for more than just farming. They used it for transporting things around China. They used it to bring supplies for military use. The first person to improve upon the wheelbarrow for military purposes was Zhuge Liang, he added a centrally mounted wheel for better control over the heavy loads the wheelbarrow would be carrying. They also used it to help elderly people get around easier. This was very effective, because a lot of the roads around ancient China were hard to travel, so combining both made it less difficult.

Second, the wheelbarrow impacted China heavily by making farming much more easy to do. China became much stronger, because they could do more farming in a shorter amount of time. They accomplished this by increasing the number of crops they could collect. The wheelbarrow allowed farmers to carry more crops across short distances. This increased the number of people they could feed. This also helped them increase trade, by moving crops and other products around. The wheelbarrow was very important for China, because it increased the distance people could carry crops and products, this allowed more people to purchase food, making it a very positive impact.

Image 04: Usage of the wooden OX

The development of the wheelbarrow was innovative and really important throughout China. The wheelbarrow made transportation and farming in China more efficient. All of this shows why the wheelbarrow was so impactful and had such a large effect on ancient China.