‘Phone booth princess’: China grandma spends 3 decades managing public service kiosk
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“A Shanghai grandmother has been nicknamed the “telephone booth princess” for persisting in her post as a public phone booth manager for 33 years.”
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Multiple web search results report that a Shanghai grandmother has been nicknamed the 'telephone booth princess' for managing a public phone booth for 33 years. The claim is directly supported by the content of the web search results.
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— Shanghai (; Chinese: 上海; pinyin: Shànghǎi, Shanghainese: zaon6 he5 [zɑ̃˩ hɛ˦] , Standard Chinese pronunciation: [ʂâŋ.xàɪ] ) is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in Ch…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai
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— Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) is a public university in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Do…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Jiao_Tong_University
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Jiao_Tong_University
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“Shen Yuxiu, who is in her 80s, manages the city’s last staffed booth.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that a Shanghai grandmother, identified as Shen Yuxiu, who is in her 80s, manages the city's last staffed booth.
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— A Shanghai grandmother has been nicknamed the “telephone booth princess” for persisting in her post as a public phone booth manager for 33 years. Shen Yuxiu, who is in her 80s, manages the city’s last…
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities…
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities…
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— As news of the phone booth spreads, people travel to it from miles around. Soon Yui makes her own pilgrimage to the phone booth, too. But once there she cannot bring herself to speak into the receiver…
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https://oceanofpdf.com/authors/laura-imai-messina/pdf-epub-t…
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“She looks after two very old landline phones.”
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The claim that Shen Yuxiu manages two old landline phones is mentioned in the web search results, but there are not enough independent sources (only web search results are provided) to corroborate this detail beyond the initial reporting.
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“Everyday she arrives at 9am and stays until 8pm.”
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The specific daily working hours (9 am to 8 pm) are mentioned in one web search result, but no other independent sources corroborate this exact schedule.
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— Shen Yuxiu, above, working at the bright red-coloured phone booth in Shanghai. Photo: QQ.com. Phone calls inside Shanghai are charged at 0.4 yuan per three minutes, and calls made to other provinces a…
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities…
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities…
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— To support her lonely father-in-law after the death of her mother-in-law, Chiharu and her husband, Satoshi, moved in with his parents. Her husband was serious and devoted to his parents, but he was fa…
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“Despite the fact that the booth is located on Fuzhou Road, which connects Shanghai’s two hottest tourist spots, The Bund and People’s Square, Shen said that she only earns two yuan (3 US cents) a week.”
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The web search results corroborate that Shen Yuxiu manages the booth on Fuzhou Road and that the associated costs (0.4 yuan per three minutes for Shanghai calls, 0.2 yuan per minute for other provinces) are mentioned in the context of her work.
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— Shen Yuxiu, above, working at the bright red-coloured phone booth in Shanghai. Photo: QQ.com. Phone calls inside Shanghai are charged at 0.4 yuan per three minutes, and calls made to other provinces a…
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities…
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities…
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“Phone calls inside Shanghai are charged at 0.4 yuan per three minutes, and calls made to other provinces are charged 0.2 yuan per minute.”
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The specific rates (0.4 yuan per three minutes within Shanghai, and 0.2 yuan per minute to other provinces) are mentioned in the web search results, but these rates are only presented in the context of the phone booth story and are not corroborated by other independent sources.
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— I had to go to a China Mobile office with my passport to get this service activated, and I think the cost is 1 RMB/month, and the cost of phone calls (to the US and HK) is 0.4 RMB/minute.
https://www.reddit.com/r/shanghai/comments/kf8ie/phone_inter…
https://www.reddit.com/r/shanghai/comments/kf8ie/phone_inter…
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— United Kingdom landline rates include numbers starting 441, 442, and 443, and mobile calls include calls to Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile, Orange, and Three networks. For landlines starting 445, 4470, 448, a…
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“Shen said people can also dial abroad from the phones.”
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The ability to dial abroad is mentioned in the context of the phone booth in the web search results, but this specific detail is not corroborated by other independent sources provided in the evidence.
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— Dead to Rights (simplified Chinese: 南京照相馆; traditional Chinese: 南京照相舘; lit. 'Nanjing Photographic Studio') is a 2025 Chinese historical drama film directed by Shen Ao. It stars Liu Haoran, Wang Chuanj…
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— Zheng Yuxiu (Chinese: 鄭毓秀; pinyin: Zhèng Yùxiù; Wade–Giles: Cheng Yü-hsiu, 1891–1959), was a Chinese lawyer, judge, revolutionary, and legislator. Zheng was the first female judge in modern Chinese hi…
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