Established in 1912 to provide postal and telegraph services to residents of Hakkōchō, an administrative subdivision immediately to the east of Bangka. In the post-war period it was renamed Longshan Post Office (龍山郵局) after the nearby temple. It closed long ago but was recognized for its heritage value in 2019. There is some debate about whether the structure actually dates back more than a century or if the designated building was constructed in the 1930s.
Map
Heritage Status
- Historic Building (歷史建築)
Links
- Cultural Assets Bureau (文化部文化資產局)
Themes
- Japanese Colonial Era Taiwan (台灣日治時代)
- Telecommunication History in Taiwan (台灣通訊歷史)
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Author
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.