Penghu Post Office Introduction
Near Magong Harbor, there is a green building adorned with the blue emblem of Chunghwa Telecom. This building was formerly the Magong Post Office, which was established by the Japanese government in 1924 to handle postal services in Penghu. The Penghu Post Office was founded in the 13th year of the Taisho era (1924), and after the postal and telecommunications services were separated 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 and Telecommunications Bureau. By May of the 38th year of the Republic of China, postal and telecommunications services became independent, and the name was changed to the Penghu Post Office, which specialized in postal services while still operating at the original site with the telecommunications bureau. The architectural style reflects the trends of the time, characterized by "Western architecture," which led Japanese architects to adopt a "Western-Japanese mixed style." The building features an L-shaped layout, with the main entrance located at the L-shaped corner. The roof structure employs a "two-slope" design, while the roof over the main entrance is designed in a "cut angle" style, covered with cement-made Japanese cultural tiles resembling the shape of a samurai helmet; the symmetrical form of the three windows above the main entrance is a typical representation of Baroque architecture. 【Recommended stay time】 15 minutes.
Penghu Post Office
Penghu Post Office
