Postcard from China Sent by Me 2

Yeah~

I receive 2 postcards which I sent from NanJing and Suzhou.

The first postcard was from NanJing. I have been to NanJing for many times, but it was the first time I wrote a postcard to myself and sent it. It's meaningful.

I have to say that the efficiency of China Post is a little low. I sent the card on Nov. 16, 2011 and I get it today (Nov.29,2011). It takes 13 days. Last week, I sent a postcard to Finland and the receiver got the card after 3 days, how fast!

It is not only a ticket for Museum of NanJing Presidential Palace, but also a postcard. The entrance fee is too high, RMB40, about NTD $200; USD $6.

The backside you can see a stamps was printed already, you only have to buy RMB1 stamp (to Taiwan) or RMB 4 stamp (to other countries). The backside also shows the map about the museum.

After the XinHai Revolution in 1911, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen was sworn in at the Presidential Palace as the provisional president of Republic of China. NanJing Presidential Palace housed the Office of the President of Republic of China before the republic relocated to Taiwan. (It is a long story to say about our country. )

The second postcard was from SuZhou I sent on Nov.17, 2011. It takes 12 days. I had never been to SuZhou Museum before this trip so I bought a postcard and sent it for commemoration.

It is the appearance of current building of SuZhou Museum. The building was designed by famous Pritzker Prize-winning Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei in association with Pei Partnership Architects. Construction of this building started in 2002. It was inaugurated on October 6, 2006. And it's free to visit.

I found a special postmark for the museum. Do you notice that ? I love collecting postmarks. I already have a postmark about Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu.

I remember I sent some postcards from SuZhou University, but I haven't received any one.