Thanks for the information..

@ricsnap, have you asked your employer? Or are you between jobs?

I’m sure someone on the forum will be happy to store it for you.

Thanks for your imputs. I have found a friend, in fact.

There are some infrastructures for expats lacking, as you well know, and I often feel unease asking for these types of personal favours...
In old xiaoqius there are small cellars (probably not so safe from dump and animals). They've gone disappeared in the new compounds. I wonder if life wasn't easier in the past, with a higher community feeling than the current metropolitan atmosphere. I'm sure expats in small towns have easier access to private facilities shared by the local community.

I remember a discussion with my Chinese wife about this gap in the service industries. She thought it a not so smart idea that people would not use because of theft. Not just break in, but collusion between security guards and local criminals (seen that and been the victim once). Most locals have family with property, where they can leave stuff if they need to vacate a place.