The earliest form of communication in China was by flying pigeon.
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The letter of the flying dove is the same meaning as \"the letter of the Hongyan\
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Ancient Chinese means of communication:
First, the beacon fire spread military information
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\"Beacon fire\" is a kind of communication method used to transmit military intelligence in frontier areas in ancient China, which began in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, extended to Ming and Qing Dynasties, and practiced for thousands of years, especially in Han Dynasty. At the height of the frontier military fortress or the traffic artery, a high tower is built every certain distance, commonly known as the beacon tower, also known as the beacon tower, the pier, the smoke pier, etc. There are garrison waiting on the high platform, found the enemy invasion, burning firewood during the day with \"burnt smoke\" alarm, burning firewood at night with \"Juifeng\" (fire) alarm. When a beacon is lit, the neighboring station sees it and successively fires it, passing it one by one, for a moment, in order to achieve the purpose of reporting the enemy's situation, mobilizing troops, seeking reinforcements, and defeating the enemy.
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Two, the letter of the Hongyan
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The allusion of \"Hongyan Chuanshu\" comes from the story of \"Su Wu herding sheep\" in the Biography of Su Wu in the Book of Han. It is reported that in the first year of Tian Han (100 BC), a Han envoy, General Lang Su Wu, was detained by 鞮 Hou Shan Yu. He was brave and unyielding, and Shan Yu exiled him to the uninhabited area of Beihai (present-day Lake Baikal) to herd sheep. Nineteen years later, Emperor Zhaodi of Han took the throne, and Han Fierce reconciled and became married. The Han envoy came and asked Su Wu to go back, but Shu Yu refused, but he could not say it, and lied that Su Wu had died.
Later, Emperor Zhaogi sent an envoy to the evil slave. With the help of the jailer, Chang Hui, the deputy envoy who had been detained and sent to the evil slave, secretly met with the Han envoy one night, told the Han envoy about Su Wu's situation, and came up with a plan for the Han envoy to tell Shan Yu: \"When the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty was hunting in the Shanglin Garden, he shot a wild goose. There was a letter on silk tied to his foot, which said that Su Wu was not dead, but in a large expanse of water.\" Han was very happy after hearing it, and scolded Shan Yu according to Chang Hui's words. After listening to the big surprise, but can not deny, had to put Su Wu back.
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Three, fish pass the ruler
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In ancient Chinese poetry, fish is regarded as the messenger of letters, and \"fish\
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Four, the Blue bird book
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According to China's ancient book \"the Book of Mountains and seas\" records, there are three blue birds, named Zhao LAN, Ziyan (there is a blue bird name the author did not refer to), is the West Queen mother's entourage and messenger, they can fly across thousands of mountains and rivers to convey information, the auspicious, happy, happy good news to the world. It is said that Queen Mother of the West once wrote a letter to Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, and she sent the blue bird to deliver the letter, and the blue bird has been sending the letter to the Chenghua Hall of the Han Palace. In the later myth, the blue bird gradually evolved into the king of birds - phoenix.
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The Yellow Ear transmits books
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Carrier pigeon book, everyone is more familiar with, because there are now a carrier pigeon association, and often hold long-distance carrier pigeon flying competitions. Homing pigeons do not get lost on long-distance flights, because they have a unique function, that is, they can be identified by feeling the magnetic force and latitude.
The exact beginning time of carrier pigeon writing is not clear, but as early as the Tang Dynasty, carrier pigeon writing has been very common. The Five Dynasties Wang Renyu \"Kaiyuan Tianbao Legacy\" book has a record of \"book pigeon\" : \"When Zhang Jiuling was young, family pigeons. Every letter with friends, only with the book on the pigeon's feet, according to the teaching place, fly to throw. The ninth age was a flying slave, and everyone was amazed.\" Zhang Jiuling, a politician and poet in the Tang Dynasty, not only used carrier pigeons to deliver letters, but also gave them a beautiful name - \"flying slave\". Since then, in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, pigeon transmission has played an important role in people's communication life.
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Six, kite communication
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Kites, which we use for entertainment today, played an important role in ancient times as an emergency communication tool. Legend as early as the end of the spring and Autumn period, Lu craftsmen public transport plate (that is, Lu Ban) had imitated the shape of the bird \"cut bamboo for the magpie, into and fly, three days no less\
The earliest form of communication in China was by flying pigeon.
The letter of the flying dove is the same meaning as \"the letter of the Hongyan\