Taipei’s Famous Bent Postboxes
In 2015, Typhoon Soudelor smashed into Taiwan, leaving a trail of destruction in its place. It was a terrible tragedy that left hundreds injured and at least four people dead. Years later, a reminder of the damage remains in the form of twin bent mailboxes that sit outside a 7-Eleven in Nanjing Fuxing, bent out of shape when the strong winds of the typhoon pulled a sign on them.
Despite being the remnants of a tragedy, they are actually quite a cheerful landmark. Apart from being adorable, the best thing about these mail boxes is that the Taiwanese public immediately fell in love with them, visiting them in droves and causing the post office to cancel plans they had to remove them. They have since been preserved as a tourist attraction of sorts, and you can even mail your letters from them — the stamps will show that they came from the leaning boxes.
Under the mail boxes is a little plaque with a cute, encouraging message. There isn’t anything else to see other than this, but that’s OK — they are cute to photograph, and a humbling reminder of the destructive power of nature. We’ll certainly think twice before we pray for a typhoon day!
What’s the vibe?
Literally two bent mailboxes outside of a random 7-Eleven. You will often come across people posing for photos with them, but thankfully they aren’t as mobbed by tourists as they used to be.
Worth it?
That completely depends on you — if you want to come and take a photo, then yes. They are free and open 24/7. If you’re not interested in coming for the photo, you may not want to bother.
Would you go back?
Only to take a visitor!
Last visited October, 2018.
| Bent Postboxes |
| Chinese Name: 歪腰郵筒 |
| Hours: Open 24/7 |
| English Address: No. 102, Longjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City |
| Chinese Address: 台北市中山區龍江路102號 |
