Upon one's initial arrival at a new place or position, often with a task or responsibility; at the very beginning of one's tenure or mission in a new location.
Era:
Ancient
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In the late Shang Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou (Ji Chang) led his army to attack the Shang forces, occupied their capital Chaoge, and overthrew the Shang Dynasty.
While still in his chariot entering the city, King Wu promptly enfeoffed various nobles: the descendants of the Yellow Emperor were granted the fief of Ji, the descendants of Emperor Shun were granted Chen, and the descendants of Yu the Great were granted Qi. This measure helped stabilize society.
Since these newly appointed officials traveled by postal carriages to their new posts, the phrase "下车伊始" (xià chē yī shǐ), meaning "immediately upon alighting from the carriage," came to be used in official documents to refer to someone's initial arrival at a new post.