Apologies in advance for this post having nothing to do with a post office. Anyway(s), I was at Xijiao State Guest Hotel last night, and found in my room’s drawers some envelopes preprinted with the hotel’s name, address and logo. Such envelopes, specifically designed for major institutions and other “units (danwei)” — an umbrella term …
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For time and proportionality’s sake my excursion to South Shaanxi Rd. Post Office was a short one. For time’s, because I went there after lunch on a workday — my internship is at a firm not too far off, but still, spending any more time at the post office would mean less time at the …
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I happened upon another post office earlier today while visiting Shanghai Mart, which in its proper Chinese name should be known as the World Trade Building or the World Trade Shopping Center (“世贸商城”). Built in 1999, presumably in anticipation of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization and its subsequent opening-up, the complex still retains …
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