Courier station: In ancient China, it was a place where officers who deliver official documents and military intelligence can stay to rest, eat, supply food and water, exchange a horse to ride.
Courier stations were all over the cities and countryside, tons of messages and documents about political, economic, cultural and military passed through there.
Thousands of stations constitute a network for delivering information and substance.
Today those locations become the places where people pass the time with games of chess or cards.
Many different architectural styles and different size of houses as courier stations dotted the country.
In the city I live, there is an old courier station, across the street from the station is Starbucks, the station is ancient Chinese style, and Starbucks is modern American style.
Every time I went through the street; a strong feeling touched me. Did I cross the time and space? Did I come from ancient China to modern America?
That’s a fantastic feeling!
Starbucks as one of the representatives of American culture; she lets the whole world fascinated by her unique beauty.
She enables the globe to smelled her distinct fragrance of coffee, and her brand has been broadcasting through customer’s mouth.
Courier station and Starbucks are both from respective culture. Now gathering on the same street, that’s awesome.
One point is same,
they all have stories to tell, although those are different style;
they all have the easeful and cozy environment, although they are different easeful and cozy.
Perhaps, you’ll know that if you go there and experience them.
驿站：在古代中国主要用于传递官府文件和军事情报的官差们在途中歇息、食宿、进行补给和换马的地方。
在古代中国，星罗棋布的驿站遍布于城乡交通要道甚至偏远的乡村田野。
驿站收集传送各种政治、经济、文化、军事等方面的信息，在一定程度上也是物流信息的一部分，是古代的网络传递与网络运输的中转站。
现在的驿站则成了人们休闲、看书、下棋和打牌的场所。
许多地方都有风格各异、规模大小不等的驿站。在我居住的城就有个驿站，这个驿站与星巴克隔街相望，一土一洋，一古一今，风格迥异的两个场所，聚集在一条街道上，煞是有趣。
穿过街道，走几步路，就感觉穿越时空，横贯东西，从古代中国来到了现代美国。
星巴克作为美国文化的代表之一，曾让全世界为之着迷，它把浓郁的咖啡香味渗透到全世界各地各肤色人们的生活当中。星巴克咖啡的独特滋味在顾客的口碑里得以淋漓尽致地释放与传播。
优美轻松的背景音乐、欧美风格的装饰与饰品让人流连忘返。
古代中国的驿站和星巴克，这两个原本无任何交集场所，今天相聚在同一条街道上，形成强烈的对比与反差，是一件很有趣的事。
如果非要找到二者的共同之处的话，那就是它们都是有故事的，尽管那是完全不同风格的故事；它们都有轻松、舒适的环境，尽管那是东西方完全不一样的轻松和舒适。
也许只有你真正到了那里经历过了，你才能完全的体会到那种不一样的轻松和舒适吧。
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