唐代贡鲜荔途径考辨

荔枝原产我国南方，汉初入贡长安。保鲜难，贡品有鲜荔、脯、干等。唐时贡鲜荔首选岭南名品，但以涪州产为主。理由：途径程近，驿传时短，虽非名品，但可鲜致。

The Tang Dynasty Tribute Fresh Litchi Way Tests Distinguishes

The litchi is native to south China. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty the urgent transmission tribute to Chang an, aggravates people＇s hardship enormously, once stopped the tribute fresh litchi. Presents tribute litchi by candied litchi, dried meat primarily. Xuanzong Period, Yang Guifei likes eating the fresh litchi extremely and not tired of eating more. Tang Dynasty tribute fresh litchi first choice Lingnan famous work, but the relay station transmission is far away and consumes the time to be long, both laborious and arrives with difficulty, moreover the fragrance easy to ruin. Although Fuzhou produces the non-famous work, but the way to be near, the time to be short, delivered Chang an still to be fresh. Compared with the poor taste famous work is still superior. Therefore, Fuzhou was an important source to tribute the fresh litchi during the Tang Dynasty.