Post System of Great Wall Photos

Picture of Courier excavated from Wei-Jin Art Gallery, Jiayuguan

Based on the records on tortoise bones, Chinese post system can be traced back to the message delivering by horse of the Shang Dynasty (16th - 11th century BC). Later, some other message delivering ways were created along with the development and progress of the society, including beacon fire, wood slips, clay seal and so on. In ancient China, there was a posthouse at equal distances from one another for changing messengers and horses.

  • Picture of Courier excavated from Wei-Jin Art Gallery, Jiayuguan
  • The well-preserved bamboo slips of the Qin Dynasty
  • The well-preserved wooden slips of the Qin Dynasty
  • The historic relics in Hotan Museum, Xinjiang
  • The inscribed wooden tablet of the Great Wall Guan Zhao
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- Last updated on Nov. 06, 2017 by Serena Zhou -