Xiamen First Class Post Bureau Relic Site of Qing Dynasty

The first post office in Xiamen, Daqing, is now divided into two parts, half is the cultural and creative area, you can prepare a book to stamp a souvenir. The other half is the normal post office business processing area, you can send a postcard as a souvenir.

Xiamen, opposite the ferry terminal there is an old-fashioned building, its side is a small foreign building, the other side is a towering modern building, this is the Xiamen Municipal Government listed as a cultural relics protection unit "Daqing Xiamen First Class Post Office Site is now Haihou Road Post and Telecommunications Branch.

Philatelic lovers' paradise, be sure to check in. I don't know what gifts to buy for my friends, you can also go inside to see, there are many cultural and creative products in the post office, it is very suitable for sending friends, any age group is applicable. Great!

The site of the first post office in Xiamen, Daqing, is located on the seaside road in Xiamen, across the Lijiang River from the famous Gulangyu Island. The post office was first founded in Qing Guangxu, formerly known as Xiamen Daqing General Post Office, and then changed to Xiamen First Post Office at the end of Qing Dynasty. The architectural pattern was a combination of Chinese and Western, which was quite "modern" in that year, which shows the opening degree of Xiamen. Now, the old appearance of the post office has been rebuilt, the function of the post has been weakened, more like a coffee shop, museum, exhibition hall, of course, there are various characteristic Xiamen small goods and postal souvenirs, the second floor opened up a small reading area. If tourists are interested in leisure, they can walk in and stroll around, and experience the history of Xiamen across time and space.

Xiamen First Post Office was founded on February 20, 1897, that is, Guangxu 23 years, called Daqing Xiamen Post, established Xiamen Post General Administration; in 1914, changed Xiamen First Post Office; in 1928, the General Post Office approved Xiamen First Post Office as First Class A Post Office; in 1931, changed to Siming First Class A Post Office; In 1935, Xiamen First Class Post Office was renamed; in 1949, Xiamen Military Administration took over Xiamen First Class Post Office and established Xiamen Post Office; after that, post and telecoms were divided into several points, Xiamen Post Office was independently operated for the third time in 1998; Starting in June 2002, with the approval of the relevant departments of Xiamen City, Xiamen Post Bureau renovated the building in 1973 in accordance with the original appearance of the Daqing Xiamen Post Building, and was renovated on December 31, 2002; in November 2004, it was announced by Xiamen Municipal People's Government as the fifth batch of municipal cultural relics protection units; In 2006, Xiamen Municipal People's Government officially erected a monument for the "Daqing Xiamen First Class Post Office".