Lecture of Xuzhou Museum Ⅹ: The Scribes and Official Dispatch Transmission of Han Dynasty

Han Dynasty was established according to the principle of Qin Dynasty. Laws and decrees was the rule of the country. These laws and decrees were extremely implemented and enforced even penetrated into the whole society. How to transfer the emperor’s orders and will step by step during the time without telephone and email. Before the invention of paper, the main writing material was bamboo slips. Therefore, if you lived in Han Dynasty, a person who knows how many Chinese characters will be the scribe. Accordingly, seals played an important role during daily administration and life. Do you know if the seals have the same function in today?

In this lecture, the lecturer will tell us that the official dispatch administration and the life of scribes; that how to transfer the official dispatch to borderland; that how did the advanced scribe of Donghai County spend his last year; that the function of lute during the transmission of official dispatch. All in all, we will realize what kind of society of Han Dynasty is.

        The Introduction of the Lecturer: