(Reporter Dai Lili, intern Zhang Yufan) Guess what the athletes who participated in the Winter Olympics bought and sent home?
Come to the Winter Olympic Village Post Office to find the answer!
The temporary post office of the Winter Olympic Village is located in the Sunken Square of the Winter Olympic Village, with an area of 248 square meters. 24 service personnel in the closed loop and 4 service personnel outside the closed loop provide "9 in the morning and 9 in the evening" service here.
Since its operation on January 10 this year, it has been full of guests. Athletes from various countries and staff of delegations living in the village have come here to buy souvenirs or send express packages.
The hottest day is February 5, the second day of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
At 9:00 a.m., the entire line of products was officially opened to the public. After 8:00 a.m., a large number of customers "broke" into the temporary post office and wanted to buy stamps for the opening ceremony. The customer calls were also continuous.
Chinese and foreign athletes, team officials, volunteer teams... customers from all fields lined up at the door.
In addition to stamps, first day covers and postcards are also popular among the "village".
Everyone buys postcards or first day covers and stamps them with various commemorative stamps, especially those with Bing Dun Dun and Xue Rong Rong patterns.
These letters full of Winter Olympics blessings will be sent across the ocean and around the world.
Parcel courier service is also an important business.
Xiang Zheng, head of the temporary post office in the Winter Olympic Village, said that many athletes or staff members will immediately come to the post office to send souvenirs after they have purchased them.
They found that the most popular items for foreign athletes to mail were postcards and Olympic badges.
Not only are they keen to buy, but they exchange with each other and send them to family and friends.