The Litchi Road: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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?

Series details

• Title: The Litchi Road
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2025-06-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-06-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Tencent QQ
• Network country: China
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 75648
• TVDB ID: 447342

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-06-07; final listed air date 2025-06-20; episode order: 35.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Litchi Road on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.