A Cursory Examination Of The Qin And Han Zhuan Che

As a carriage of mail station system, Zhuan Che· which appeared early in theQin Dynasty, was being taken seriously in the Qin and Han dynasties. Meanwhile, aset of complex and stringent system was formed about the using managing ZhuanChe·. A distinction grade class was formed and people from different levels haddifferent right to use it. Meanwhile the Management systems also tend to improve.Officials dispatched it with the Zhuan Xin·, using relay station transfer by way.What more, some regulations were made to ensure the using, repairing the carriageand feeding the horse. Because of the stringent management, the Zhuan Che· systemhad operated efficiently. Based on the analysis to the historical records and theBamboo Slips, I attempted doing a cursory examination to the Qin and Han ZhuanChe· form the classification, the function, the usage, the management and otheraspects.Zhuan Che· was serving in the official postal relay system, but its position isclearly higher than other tools this system. Thanks to it served for not the commonpostmen but officials in the Court. Own to the political function of Zhuan Che·which it was not used to deliver massage but the governmental officials. Zhuan Che·was significantly different from other tools in postal re lay system. It was not all usedto convey information simply, but bear greeting sent·, the task at each transferinstitution. The people·(officials) took the Zhuan Che· purpose of travel was notsimply conveying information, to shoulder more of the var ious officials. From thefunction point of view, Zhuan Che· was the alien· in postal relay system. As ZhuanChe· undertaken more political function. Therefore, more rigorous management wasmade. The dispatch of Zhuan Che· is needed to be recognized by the Empire and thedetails of using the Zhuan Che· are needed to be recorded.Because the Zhuan Che· had an extraordinary effect on postal relay system, itrequires more efforts and funding to maintain it. With the declining of the economyand the requirements of its special function, Zhuan Che· was replaced by relayride· in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the status of Zhuan Che· in Qin and Han postalrelay system cannot be ignored...