The story follows Li Shande, a man deceived by his colleagues and demoted from his supervisory role. Now forced to become the “Lychee Envoy,” he faces a near-impossible mission to deliver fresh lychees from Lingnan to Chang’an as a birthday gift for the Noble Consort. The saying goes that lychees change color in one day, lose their fragrance in two, and their flavor in three days. With more than 5,000 li between Lingnan and Chang’an, and under tight deadlines with limited resources, how can he possibly pull it off?
Lei Jiayin
Li Shande
Yue Yunpeng
Zheng Pingan
Nashi
A Mita
Vivienne Tien
Yun Qing
Lü Liang
Su Liang
Gong Lei
Zhao Xinmin
Feng Jiayi
He Youguang
Lu Fangsheng
Yu Chengen
Zhao Wei
Right Minister
Cai Lu
Lan Ge
The Litchi Road is a drama series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of based on novel or book, historical fiction, costume drama. Created by Ma Boyong, it stars Lei Jiayin, Yue Yunpeng, Nashi. The story follows Li Shande, a man deceived by his colleagues and demoted from his supervisory role. Now forced to become the “Lychee Envoy,” he faces a near-impossible mission to deliver fresh lychees from Lingnan to Chang’an as a birthday gift for the Noble Consort. The saying goes that lychees change color in one day, lose their fragrance in two, and their flavor in three days. With more than 5,000 li between Lingnan and Chang’an, and under tight deadlines with limited resources, how can he possibly pull it off?
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