TV series
The Litchi Road
2025TV-G1 season7.3 / 10
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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The Litchi Road premiered June 7, 2025. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Lei JiayinLi Shande
Yue YunpengZheng Pingan
NashiA Mita
Vivienne TienYun Qing
Lü LiangSu Liang
Gong LeiZhao Xinmin
Feng JiayiHe Youguang
Lu FangshengYu ChengenCredits
- Created by
- Ma Boyong
- Written by
- Ma Boyong
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 35
- Original language
- Chinese
- Original title
- 长安的荔枝
Networks & production
CCTV-8China
Tencent Penguin PicturesChina
Liu Bai Entertainment 留白影视China
Tencent VideoChina
Themes
based on novel or bookcostume dramahistorical fictiontang dynasty