Want ChinaTimes, CNA and Staff Reporter 2015-08-12
Two roadside mailboxes in Taipei that have become a visitor attraction since they were bent to one side by strong winds from Typhoon Soudelor on Aug. 8 will be relocated after drawing so many people that traffic has been affected and nearby residents inconvenienced.
People line up to have their photo taken with the now famous mailboxes in Taipei, Aug. 9. (Photo/CNA) |
Two roadside mailboxes in Taipei that have become a visitor attraction since they were bent to one side by strong winds from Typhoon Soudelor on Aug. 8 will be relocated after drawing so many people that traffic has been affected and nearby residents inconvenienced.
Chunghwa
Post has decided to remove the mailboxes from service because the crowds lining
up to have their photos taken with them have been disrupting traffic and
disturbing residents, the company announced Tuesday.
The
mailboxes, nicknamed "Xiao Hong" (Little Red)" and "Xiao
Lu" (Little Green) by their fans, will be removed from their current spot
on the intersection of Nanjing East Road and Longjiang Road on Aug. 13 and
relocated to the entrance to the Postal Museum Taipei Beimen Branch, where they
will be used as an exhibit, Chunghwa Post said.
A new
mailbox will replace the damaged ones, the company said, adding that to mark
the planned decommissioning of the mailboxes it has made a "smiling
mailbox" commemorative seal. Post deposited in the twisted mailboxes in
the period between 5 pm Wednesday and 5 pm Thursday will all be stamped with
the seal so recipients can enjoy a little piece of history, Chunghwa Post said.
The
decision to relocate Xiao Hong and Xiao Lu, however, has disappointed some of
their online fans, who said "no one will pay attention to them" after
they are relocated and called for them to be kept where they are.
The photo
of the two twisted mailboxes has gone viral since being posted on the internet
and Saturday. They were bent to one side by a signboard that fell to the ground
during the storm in the early hours of the day, according to workers at a
nearby convenience store.
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