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Old Telephone Exchange

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Old Telephone Exchange

Old Telephone Exchange

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This colorful building was once the home of the telephone exchange, where operators had to speak every possible dialect of Chinese. If a call's recipient was not at home, the story goes that a runner might be sent out to find them.
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