Tucked away in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh is an area called the Spiti Valley, which translates as the "Middle Land".
印度北部喜马查尔邦有一个隐秘的所在,这个地方名叫“斯皮提山谷”,翻译过来就是“腹地”。
This mountainous region bordering India and Tibet is strikingly beautiful, but incredibly remote.
该山区位于印度和西藏接壤的地方,风景绝美,但也极其偏远。
In fact, it's one of the most sparsely populated regions in all of India.
事实上,这里也是印度人口最为稀少的地区之一。
But even here, in the small remote village of Hikkim,
然而,即便是在这里,即便是在偏远的希金村,
there's one building that you might find very familiar.
也依然有一栋大家可能都会觉得很眼熟的建筑。
Open 12 months here, every day from 10:00 to 4:00,
一年四季营业,营业时间从每天的上午10点到下午4点,
the post office is actually part of Rinchen's home, so the commute is pretty easy.
这个邮局其实也是仁川的家,所以,通勤对他来说是相当轻松的。
On top of distributing letters, Rinchen also handles passports for the locals in town and all of the money deposits and withdrawals.
除了分发信件,仁川还要为镇上的当地人办理护照和所有的存取款业务。
Even though the post office is small, he still needs some help.
尽管邮局很小,仁川一个人也还是显得有些忙不过来。