Former German Imperial Post Office, Qingdao
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Former Kiautschou Imperial Post Office (German: Kaiserliches Postamt Kiautschou), also known as the Kiautschou Imperial Post Office or the Qingdao German Imperial Post Office, was the postal administration office of the Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory. Its former site is located at No. 5 Anhui Road (including No. 3A Anhui Road and No. 21 Guangxi Road), at the intersection of Anhui Road, Guangxi Road, and Juxian Road in Shinan District, Qingdao, Shandong, China. The building was constructed between 1900 and 1901. It was subsequently used for postal and telecommunications services for an extended period, and was colloquially known as the “Guangxi Road Post Office” or “Guangxi Road Posts and Telecommunications Bureau”. The building is now protected as the Former German Kiaochou Post Office, a Major historical and cultural sites protected by Shandong Province, and houses the Qingdao Postal and Telecommunications Museum.
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