Recently, I asked a friend of mine who lives in Shang Hai, if I should mail his anniversary gift after January 1,2018. He said, "No. The mail would stop running because of chinese new years." When I asked if February or March would be better, he said the same thing. I do not feel we were communicating very effectively. So, my question is this... Does the Shang Hai postal service shut down for chinese new years? And, if so, for how long?