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Alishan Post Office

Coordinates: 23°30′41.2″N 120°48′16.6″E / 23.511444°N 120.804611°E / 23.511444; 120.804611
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Alishan Post Office
阿里山郵局
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General information
Typepost office
Architectural styletraditional Chinese
LocationAlishan, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Coordinates23°30′41.2″N 120°48′16.6″E / 23.511444°N 120.804611°E / 23.511444; 120.804611
Elevation2,274 meters
Opened1 April 1907
OwnerChunghwa Post
Technical details
Floor count3
Website
Official website (in Chinese)

The Alishan Post Office (traditional Chinese: 阿里山郵局; simplified Chinese: 阿里山邮局; pinyin: Ālǐshān Yóujú) is a post office in Zhongzheng Village, Alishan Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Geography

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At an elevation of 2,274 meters above sea level, the building is the highest post office in Taiwan.[1]

History

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The post office building was originally established on 1 April 1907 as Chiayi branch 28 post office of Chunghwa Post.[2]

Architecture

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The post office is a 3-story building built with traditional Chinese architectural style. The building exterior walls depict Alishan cultural symbols.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Salmonsen, Renée (12 March 2018). "Taiwan's Alishan Post Office remains open despite negative profits". Taiwan News. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Post Office Locations". Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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