Post Offices of China
German Consulate in Shanghai
Below is a list of the Post Offices of China with basic information on each.
All location data is approximate.
Amoy / Amoi
Opened – 12 June 1902
Spelling changed – mid-1913
Closed – 16 March 1917
Canton / Kanton
Opened – 4 June 1902
Spelling changed – 21 May 1913
Closed – 16 March 1917
Futschau
Opened – 18 June 1900
Closed – 16 March 1917
Hankau
Opened – 1 April 1900
Closed – 16 March 1917
Itschang
Opened – 21 February 1903
Closed – 1 September 1908
Nanking
Opened – 1 January 1903
Closed – 16 March 1917
Peking
Opened – 11 September 1900
Closed – 15 March 1917
Schanghai / Shanghai
Opened – 28 August 1886
Spelling changed – April 1905
Closed – 16 March 1917
Shanhaikwan / Schanhaikwan
Opened – 1 September 1901
Temporarily in Tschinwangtau – 1 December 1901 to 28 February 1902
Spelling changed – 1 March 1902
Closed – 31 October 1902
Swatau
Opened – 17 May 1904
Closed – 16 March 1917
Tientsin
Opened – 1 April 1893
Closed – 16 March 1917
Tongku
Provisional PO – early September 1900
Opened as Post Office – 1 November 1900
Closed – 30 April 1906
Tschifu
Opened – 1 January 1900
Closed – 16 March 1917
Tschingtschoufu
Opened – 15 June 1903
Closed – 31 December 1905
Tschinkiang
Opened – 28 October 1901
Closed – 16 March 1917
Ching Wang Tao / Tschinwangtau
Opened – 1 December 1901
Spelling changed – 15 January 1902
Closed – 10 March 1906
Shanhaikwan canceller temporarily in Chig Wang Tao / Tschinwangtau – 1 December 1901 to 28 February 1902
Tschoutsun
Opened – 15 November 1903
Closed – 31 December 1905
Tsinanfu
Opened – March 1904
Closed – 16 March 1917
Weihsien
Opened – 1 June 1902
Closed – September 1914