悬泉置汉简与西汉的丝绸之路

On Xuanquanzhi Han Slips and the Silk Road of the Western Han Dynasty

悬泉置是西汉敦煌到长安丝绸之路上规格最高的驿站之一,负责过往人员的接待与政令、邮书的传递。通过考古发掘获取的简牍文书再现了驿站的布局、规模、人员构成与日常运作所需要的物资,养40匹马,备10辆车;过往人员如何接待、接待过程中配备的传舍用具,吃饭标准,外事纠纷处置等。邮书传递的速度,除一般规定一时十里外,还会有一时二百里的厩置驿骑行。这是认识两千年前丝绸之路的绝佳素材。

Xuanquanzhi,one post station with highest standard on the silk road from Dunhuang to Chang’an in the Western Han Dynasty,is responsible for the reception of passers-by and the transmission of government orders and postal letters.The paper documents obtained from the archaeological excavation show the layout,scale,personnel composition,materials needed for daily operation of the post–keeping forty horses and preparing10 chariots,as well as the equipped house utensils,meal standards,foreign aff airs dispute resolutions in the process of receiving passers-by.In addition to mail delivery speed of 10 miles per hour by the general provision,there will be 200 miles per hour off ered a post riding station.They are all excellent documents for learning about the Silk Road 2,000 years ago.