座落在北京西北150公里的河北省怀来县境内的鸡鸣驿,曾经是元、明、清时期北京通往山西大同驿路上的重要一站。巍峨的城墙、城楼以及保留着精美壁画的寂静的庙宇,提醒着人们这个市镇曾经拥有的繁荣往昔,以及它在世界上最为古老、最为发达的邮政体系之一中曾经扮演过的重要角色。 Jiming Station, located in Huailai County, Hebei Province, 150 kilometers northwest of Beijing, once used to be an important stop on the way to Beijing Datong Station from Beijing in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Towering walls, watchtowers and silent temples with beautiful murals remind people of the thriving past the town once had and of its important role it played in one of the oldest and most advanced postal systems in the world.