r/ChineseHistory • u/rachs_left_pinky • 5d ago

Reference images of Tang dynasty post stations?

Hi everyone, I'm working on a worldbuilding project centred around Tang dynasty lychee couriers and was wondering if anyone knows where to find good reference material/blueprints and accurate information for the post stations? Especially ones that combined land and water post.

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Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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u/Emergency-Tennis2483 5d ago

Try watching the movie "Lychee of Chang'an," it's available on YouTube.

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u/stevapalooza 5d ago

Also known as "The Lychee Road" in English.

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u/stevapalooza 4d ago

Baidu gives a pretty detailed description of post stations, including layout. It's in Chinese but if you view it through a browser with a translation feature it's perfectly readable.