Xuzhou han stone words | reveal transportation was han dynasty

When it comes to the most intimate aspects of life, there are nothing but food, clothing, housing and transportation, and weddings and funerals. Modern people use bicycles, electric bikes, cars and other means of transportation to travel, so what tools do han people use to travel? Today xiaobian will take you to explore the han Dynasty travel used "car".

Car and Horse Travel Map

Now hidden in Xuzhou Han Stone Art Museum of travel map, ancestral temple portrait stone carving. Bas-relief. 22 centimeters long, 200 centimeters across and 48 centimeters thick, honglou Han Tomb unearthed in Tongshan, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. Picture left carved double que, que before the two bow. The left guard of the que seemed to have passed the que gate, the right guard of the que, and the four henchmen were moving slowly towards the que.

Chariots and horses were the main means of transportation in the Han Dynasty, and chariots and horses were the most popular themes in Han paintings. At that time, the noble family xian in the field of hunting, out and into the chariot, with dignity. Tian hunting, sit liangqi, with crossbow holding bow, yellow eagle; The day of travel, BMW carved cars, surrounded by the road. If you encounter marriage and other things, "car 𫐌 several miles, the ti Vali unexpectedly road, riding slave pages, hub The rich want to be used against them, the poor are ashamed to be used against them, and to be sacrificed for their lifetime work." The carriage and horse system and greeting etiquette of han Dynasty can be seen from the picture data of carriage and horse traveling map of Xuzhou Han dynasty stone statue.

Besides horse-drawn carriage, there were also ox-carts and rickshaws in han Dynasty, among which rickshaws, although not recorded in the literature, are vividly represented in the picture stone, which also provides new research materials for the history of Chinese transport.

After reading one of the most representative han stone paintings "Chariot and Horse Travel map", I think we all have a preliminary understanding of the Han Dynasty car, but also have a stronger interest, so today we will focus on the selection of several most representative cars to explain in detail for you:

轺车 -- 轺车 is the most common vehicle in han dynasty stone statues. 轺车 has a small size and no cover on all sides. It is also called a small car with a removable canopy. In the procession, 轺车 or before the main chariot, or after the main chariot, riding in the rank of official, is allowed to sit with the master.

Axe car - axe car shape and 轺车 the same, no canopy, car and middle set up a big axe, the official level in the thousand stone above, can lead to axe car, visible can lead to axe car, symbolizing the right to kill.

Behind the car -- Behind the car is a barrier Control piece, with behind the screen on both sides of the car. Fan che, like 轺车, is a ride, so it is also known as Xuan Che. Two screens are erected on both sides of the car, and only the crown is exposed in the car.

𫐌 car - 𫐌 car is a higher class, reserved for women The wagons had curtains on them and Windows on both sides. The wagons were large and the charioteer sat in front of the curtains, separate from the wagons behind