What is the ancient post station equivalent to today? What was its role at the time?

The origin of the hotel: The hotel originated from the original inn, where officials came and went to rest and send letters or feed horses. The ancients said: "Send plum blossoms in a post, and the fish will pass on the ruler". It is used to express feelings for the old friends far away. To send plum blossoms in a post, you can stop and rest in the post station. To send plum blossoms to the people in your hometown, the post station was a place where travelers in ancient times stopped to rest. The land brings comfort to the journey. The ancients emphasized the joy of returning fallen leaves to their roots, so the inn is a place where travelers feel homesick. When asked where there are restaurants, the shepherd boy pointed to Xinghua Village, which also explained the scarcity of "restaurants". The inn is also a place to take shelter from wind and rain. The small inn played an indelible role in ancient times, conveying love thousands of miles away, expressing the nostalgia of being cut and sorted out like green threads, and it was also a hub for local governments to connect with the central government, playing an extraordinary role. Function

The changes of hotels: There is a hotel in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". In the Song Dynasty, the hotel was also called "Jiaolou". There were main stores, wine shops, and hotels attached to the wine warehouse. These places were all controlled by the government. Allowing the purchase of wine shows the ancients' love for wine and the development of the wine industry in the Song Dynasty. There are wine shops both in bustling metropolises and in wilderness suburbs. The hotel attached to the wine warehouse is a place where people can drink, stay and feed horses.

In the eyes of the ancients, hotels were generally traveled by carriage and horse. For example, if the distance from point A to point B was long, the hotel was a place to rest on the way. Moreover, the horses are tired during the journey and need to feed the horses with grass and rest for a while. It is a resting place. If you encounter wind and rain on the way, you also need to stop and rest, including officials who are moving to and from various places. They need to rest at the post station. Another category includes candidates who are rushing to take exams. They are only served by bookboys on the way and there are no carriages or horses.

In the Song Dynasty, hotels in the eyes of Song people were really "wine" hotels. People in Song Dynasty liked to drink. Wine cellars were places dedicated to selling wine, not just where they lived. There were also wine shops all over the countryside. , similar to today’s canteens, but specializing in selling wine.

In fact, hotels were very necessary in ancient times when transportation was not convenient, but in modern times, they are more of an entertainment feature. Modern hotels can be used as entertainment venues with complete functions. People can often choose the corresponding hotel according to their own needs, rather than just drinking, which has such a single function. This actually reflects the development of hotels and the changes in hotels. In the course of thousands of years of development, hotels have been continuously improved and the results have been achieved by constantly eliminating the rough and extracting the essence. The hotel is actually a symbol of modern civilization. Its functions and convenience objectively reflect the progress of this era.