Penghu Post Office Introduction
Near Magong Harbor, you can see a green building featuring the blue emblem of Chunghwa Telecom. This building was formerly the Magong Post Office, established by the Japanese government in 1924 to handle postal services in Penghu at that time. The Penghu Post Office was founded in the 13th year of the Taisho era (1924), and after the separation of postal and telecommunications in the 17th year of the Showa era (1942), it was renamed the "Penghu Post Office." In August of the 35th year of the Republic of China, it merged with the Telecommunications Bureau and was called the Penghu Post & Telecommunications Bureau. By May of the 38th year of the Republic, postal and telecommunications services became independent of each other again, and the name was changed to Penghu Post Office, focusing on postal services while still sharing the original office space with the Telecommunications Bureau. The architectural features are notable for reflecting the trend of "Western-style architecture" at the time, with the Japanese architect employing a "Japanese-Western mixed style" in the design. The building has an L-shaped floor plan, with the main entrance located at the L-shaped corner. The roof structure features a "two-sloped roof" design, while the entrance roof adopts a "chamfered roof" style, covered with cement-made Japanese cultural tiles that resemble the helmets of Japanese shoguns. The symmetrical form of the three windows above the main entrance is a typical representation of Baroque architecture. 【Recommended visit duration】 15 minutes.
Penghu Post Office
Penghu Post Office
