The Millennium Promise of postman | “从前慢”的“八百里加急”
Updated:2022-10-31 07:42   Source:INSIGHT SHAANXI    author:Fly Niu,Xueqing,An


The fastest speed of Han Dynasty post travel was 200 km per day

汉代驿传的最快速度是日行400里

The Tang Dynasty stipulated that imperial decrees issued by the emperor must travel 250 km per day

唐代规定,皇帝颁布的敕令必须日行500里

The transmission of important documents in the Qing Dynasty must reach 400 km per day

清代重要文书的传递必须达到日行800里

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You can see them everywhere on the streets now

如今大街上随处可见的

SF、EMS、ZTO、YT...

The mailman is full of goods

带着头盔满载货物、信件的快递小哥

Back and forth in the streets

穿梭在大街小巷

Actually

其实

The ancient postal system dates back more than 3,000 years

古代的邮政系统可以追溯至3000多年前

As early as at that time

早在那时

There is the Courier boy

就有“快递小哥”的存在了


驿使图画像砖
Mounted couriers

Vividly reproduce the ancient "express business"

生动地再现了古代的“快递事业”



There were many post stations in Tang Dynasty

唐朝驿站数目繁多

To "post as many as fish scales" of the grand scene

最多达到“府西三百里,候馆同鱼鳞”的盛景

According to the Six Classics of the Tang Dynasty

据《唐六典》记载

Sui and Tang dynasties

隋唐时期

“凡三十里一驿,天下凡一千六百三十有九所。二百六十所水驿,一千二百九十七所陆驿,八十六所水陆相兼。”

Documents flow 35 km a day

日常公文流转日行七十里

Land fast horses travel 90 km a day

陆驿快马一天走六驿一百八十里路

A fast day can cover 150 km

快的可日行三百里

As fast as 250 km a day

最快可达一日急驰五百里

Is the ancient "logistics acceleration"

是古人的“物流加速度”


As a modern worker

作为现代打工人

Holiday greetings have become "online shopping home" fast

逢年过节的问候早已变成“一点就到家”的快捷

Mom and dad want to eat Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs?

爸妈想吃阳澄湖大闸蟹?

Place the order!

下单!

Whether it's fresh fruits and vegetables or household use

无论是生鲜果蔬还是家居日用

"Express" can be accurately delivered

“快递”都能精准投送

It's not just a perk for us

这可不是我们独享的福利

During the Tang dynasty

在唐朝时

The seafood that Shandong pays tribute to should pass "POST" way to send capital

山东进贡的海鲜就要通过“驿”的方式送到京城

Thousands of years ago, "bosses" were sitting in Chang 'an waiting for "delivery"

千年前的“大佬们”就在長安坐等“收快递”啦

And there is Beauty Yang, an unofficial spokesperson for delivery industry in Tang Dynasty

还有唐朝快递事业的野生代言人杨贵妃

The Only "Sweet Express" -- Lingnan Litchi

独一份的“甜蜜快递”——岭南荔枝

Do you envy it?

你羡慕了吗?


· Tips ·

一驿过一驿,驿骑如星流。平明发咸阳,暮及陇山头。

[唐]岑参《初过陇山途中呈宇文判官》


The final payment of "Double 11" will be available immediately

“双十一”的尾款人马上上线

The delivery position is in place

收快递的姿势已摆好

Another wave of happiness is coming

又一波快乐要来了

Are you ready for delivery

你准备好收快递了嘛


Editor:Xueqing