Side alone in the vast, monotonous and yellow desert, the nearest highway is ten kilometers away. Most people would not know that this is a theme post office featuring deserts - the Desert Post Office, which is called the "lonelyest post office" in the world by netizens. Recently, writing a letter sent from the loneliest post office has become an activity that many netizens on social media are keen to post. According to incomplete statistics, from last year to this year, tens of thousands of postcards and letters have been sent from this thematic post office that can only accommodate seven or eight people, and some have even sent them to Singapore , Australia and other countries.
Desert Post Office is located in the hinterland of Tengger Desert Picture source: Photo provided by the respondent
Desert Post Office is located in the hinterland of Tengger Desert of Alxa League , 5 kilometers away from the nearest camp and 10 kilometers away from the nearest highway. He was followed by netizens and wanted to check in, so he became "popular" in the outdoor circle.
Theme post office was transformed from the old post office. Image source: Photo provided by the interviewee
Theme post office transformed from the old post office
Letters were sent from the Desert Off-road Vehicle
What is the story behind it? : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Recently, a reporter from Upstream News contacted Ms. Zhang, who was responsible for operating the desert post office. According to her, this post office was transformed from a desert pastoral post office. After being abandoned for 35 years, it has now become the theme post office managed by the Arab League Postal Service.
Ms. Zhang said that the Desert Post Office really began to open to the public, which was the case last year. The original intention of the project manager was to build it into a "worry-relieving grocery store" to carry the wishes and moods of some tourists. When many tourists come to check in, they hope that there is a mailing function here. After renovation, not only does it have a post box and a desk, but it also truly undertakes the function of receiving and sending letters at a post office. Many customers place orders online, hoping to receive a postcard sent from the desert post office to themselves.
Desert Post Office is really in the vast desert. Picture source: Photo provided by the interviewee
"It is not only a check-in point, but also truly carries the function of the post office." Ms. Zhang said that every day, there are staff on duty at the desert post office to serve tourists. And customers who purchase postcards online send letters with desert postmarks. These letters will be delivered by a special desert off-road vehicle to the highway 10 kilometers away in one to two days, and then sent to all parts of the country by post. Tourists who come to the desert to travel will also come here to check in and take photos, and some will buy a few postcards and send them. Since last year, there have been tens of thousands of postcards and letters sent from this small house, some even flew over the ocean and were sent to New Zealand , Australia and other places. They are stamped with special postmarks for desert post offices, which is very memorable.
It’s very lonely to work here. Image source: Photo provided by the interviewee
Last year, thousands of people went to check in to
It’s a bit lonely to work here.
Although I sent tens of thousands of letters, I was also very lonely to work here. Ms. Zhang said that the number of people who came here to check in last year was estimated to be a few thousand, and the average number was only more than ten or twenty people a day. For tourist attractions, this number was too small. However, working at the "Loneliest Post Office" does not mean less work. In the past few months, due to the epidemic and the large order volume, the Desert Post Office has not been open to the public for a period of time and has recently begun to open to the public again.
"We hope it is the 'worry grocery store', which can carry people's emotions." Ms. Zhang said that her company itself operates desert tourism nearby. The desert post office project does not make money in terms of customer flow, but I do this project more to hope that it can carry people's emotions so that those who are willing to slow down can read the text on the postcard.
There are postboxes and desks in the desert post office. Picture source: Photo provided by the respondent
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Special theme post office becomes a check-in point
Upstream news reporter learned that special theme post offices are similar to Desert Post Offices There have been many It has appeared in the region. As the northernmost postal outlet in China, the Arctic Village Postal Bureau was established in 1953. China Youth Daily 2018 reported that since it was built into the first themed post office in 2010, the annual business revenue of the Arctic Village Post Office has increased from 960,000 yuan to 4.3 million yuan that year.
The Panda Post Office in Chengdu has become a check-in point in Chengdu and is a must-visit place for many foreign tourists. In addition, at the foot of Luojia Mountain in Wuhan, there is a cherry blossom post office that is the favorite gathering place for cultural and creative products. Even the postmarks here are cherry blossom shapes.
Upstream News Reporter Zou Yu Peng Guangrui
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