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风景邮票
花卉邮票
Lily (Special stamps)
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The lily, Lilium belonging to
Liliaceae, perennial bulbiferous
herbs distributed in temperate areas
of the northern hemisphere. Among
115 species of the genus found in
the world , 55 are endemic to China.
Its underground bulb forms by
many fleshy scaled imbricated
closely, hence lily is called "Baihe"
in Chinese (which means a hundred
scales packed together). It is
regarded as a symbol of unity and
friendship. During greeting seasons,
people present lily flowers to each
other as gifts, expressing their wish
of "happiness and harmony in a
family for a hundred years".
Their large, gorgeous flowers are
often funnelform or campanulate in
shape, usually white, sometimes
red, purple, pink, yellow or
greenish in colour. Lily flowers
have been famous and precious, but
popular since ancient times for
their graceful shape and elegant
style. It has been chosen to be the
national flower in many countries.
建筑邮票
Tian'anmen Gate--- Special-use Stamp
• The Tian'anmen Gate, situated in the
center of Beijing, was built in 1417
during the Ming Dynasty. It was the
front gate of the Ming and Wing
imperial palace, where emperors used
to issue edicts. In the past century, the
Tian'anmen Gate has witnessed many
significant events. On 1 October 1949,
at the Tian'anmen Gate, Chairman Mao
Zedong proclaimed the founding of the
People's Republic of China. Since then,
the Tian'anmen Gate has become a
symbol of the New China, and a place
all the Chinese people yearn to see.
Commemoration of the
Qinghai-Tibet Railway
Construction
---Commemorative Stamps
Its sections over 4,400m above sea
level total 960km, and the highest
section, which crosses the Tanggula
Mountain, is at 5,072m above sea level.
The building of the Qinghai-Tibet
The railway passes 550km of everRailway started on 29th June 2001. The frozen land. The construction of the
1142 kilometre-long railway extends railway, the highest and longest one on
between Golmud in Qinghai Province plateau in the world , is planned to be
and Lhasa in Tibet Autonomous Region. finished in six years. The QinghaiTibet Railway is a representative
project in China's implementation of its
strategic decision to develop China's
west at the beginning of the 21st
century.The significant project is a
magnificent task in the world history
of railway construction and has drawn
the attention of the world .
艺术邮票
China 2003: The 16th Asia International
Stamp Exhibition --- Commemorative
Stamp
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China 2003: the 16th Asia International
Stamp Exhibition is held in Mianyang, a
beautiful city in Sichuan Province, from
November 20 to 24, 2003, in commemoration
of the 125th anniversary of the issuance of
the Large Dragon stamps of China. It is a
large-scale philatelic event held in China
following the successful '96 Asia
International Stamp Exhibition and '99 World
Philatelic Exhibition. This exhibition, under
the auspices of the Federation of Inter Asian
Philately, has participants from more than 20
countries and regions of Asia and Oceania,
and over 1,200 frames of contesting and noncontesting exhibits. The exhibition will
strengthen the friendly cooperation and
exchange among philatelists from different
countries, and will play a positive role in
promoting the overall development of China's
post service and philately.
Leshan Giant Buddha --- Special stamp
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Leshan Giant Buddha, the
largest carved stone Buddha of
the world, is situated in the west
cliff of Lingyun Mountain of
Leshan, Sichuan Province.
According to historical records,
a notable monk named Haitong
started its construction in 713
AD (the first year of the reign of
Kaiyuan) of the Tang Dynasty.
The work took 90 years.When it
was new, the statue was covered
with gold and colourful painting,
with a thirteen-story pavilion to
shield it. The pavilion was first
called Giant Buddha Pavilion,
then renamed Tianning Pavilion
in the Song Dynasty, and
eventually fell apart in the late
Ming Dynasty. The Giant
Buddha is located where the
Minjiang, Qingyijiang and
Daduhe rivers converge.
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Carved in the cliff, it is 71 metres high, its head
reaching the top of the mountain and its feet
resting on the riverside. Its instep is spacious
enough for more than 100 people. In the viewers'
eyes, the stately, imposing, magnificent statue is a
mountain, and the mountain a statue of Buddha.
In 1996, Leshan Giant Buddha, which has
witnessed 1,200 years of vicissitudes, was
included into the World Cultural Heritage List.
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动物邮票
Tibetan Antelopes --- Special
Stamps
The Tibetan Antelopes, of the Genus Pantholops Hodgsan, Bavidae,
ARTIODACTYLA, is a rare species found on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, ranging
mainly in Tibet, Xinjiang and Qinghai of China. Tibetan antelopes inhabit on the
plateau steppe 3500-5200 meters high above sea level, and usually move in
groups ranging from a handful to over a thousand. The males and females live
separately in the season of breeding. The male has long horns of as long as 0.6
meters, so it is also called long-horn antelope. The rich undercoat of the Tibetan
antelope consists of soft and fine wool, often in the colour of yellow. Their
population used to be more than 100,000, but has been reduced sharply over the
past tow decades. It is now the Grade I Wild Animal under Key National
Protection of China, and has been included as a species under protection into
Appendices I to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna and Flora.
The female does
not have tail
coverts and is
pale brown on
the back.
They usually move Peafowl are
in flocks of 3 or 5
precious birds
and feed on grass
that people love
seeds, fruits and
as a symbol of
insects. The male
auspiciousness.
bird is over two
metres in length, in
iridescent blue and
green, with a crest
and tail coverts.
The coverts make a
splendid fan when
spread, and are like
a beautiful curtain
when closed.
Peafowl
• The peafowl, of genus peafowl,
family Phasiamidae, is a nonmigrant bird. There are only
two species of it in the world.
The green ones (Pavo muticus)
are found in western and
southern Yunnan of China and
Southeast Asia, and the blue
ones (Pavo cristanis) inhabit
India and Sri Lanka. The white
peafowl is the albino aberrant
form of the blue peafowl.
Peafowl dwell in subtropical
grasslands and jungles less than
2000 metres above sea level.
人物邮票
Ancient Chinese Scientist (Set IV)
(Commemorative stamps)
• China is home to one of the
most ancient civilizations in the
world. The industrious,
courageous and intelligent
Chinese nation bred numerous
outstanding scientists in its
millennia-long history. The
diagnosing method of pulsefeeling created by Bian Que of
the Warring State Period is still
used today in China. Note on
Mathematics in Nine Sections
by Liu Hui of Wei and Jin
dynasties is a masterpiece in the
world history of mathematics.
• The water-driven astronomical
clock tower was the most
accurate astronomical timecounting system in the Northern
Song Dynasty. Exploitation of
the Works of Nature by Song
Yingxing, a Ming-dynasty
scientist, is an encyclopedic
work on technologies in ancient
China.
古典名著
The Meteorite Shower over Jilin --- Special Stamps
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Meteorite shower, known as a
"shower of stones" in ancient times,
is a phenomenon that occurs when
a meteoroid passes through the
earth's atmosphere at high speed,
producing extreme heat due to
friction, and falling in fragments
towards the earth. China has the
earliest records and research on
meteorite showers.
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The meteorite shower that took place at
15:00 on 8 March 1976 over the
northern suburbs of Jilin City, Yongji
County, and the outskirts of Jiaohe City,
Jilin Province, was recognized as the
largest in recorded history, covering as
approximately 500-square-kilometer
area. Altogether 138 meteorites were
collected, weighing 2,700 kilograms in
total. Meteorite No.1, weighting 1,770
kg, was the largest meteorite from this
shower, and the largest ever found in
the world.
The Successful Flight of China's 1st Manned Spaceship --- Stamps
On 16th October 2003, an indigenous LM-2F launch vehicle
successfully sent China's first manned Shenzhou spaceship into a
projected orbit from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. After
conducing various planned scientific experiments in space, the
first astronaut of China returned to the ground safely when the
return module landed in a predetermined area of Inner Mongolia.
As a historic breakthrough, this magnificent feat has realized the
Chinese people's dream of spaceflight, reflected Chinese nation's
strength of space science and technology, and had a great
significance for China's future.
In Commemoration of the Opening of the Project To
Divert Water
from the South to the North --- Commemorative Stamps
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The projects, the tremendous strategic
infrastructure to alleviate the water
shortage in the north of China, have a
great bearing on the sustainable
economic and social development of
the country in the future and long-term
interests of generations. After 50 years f
efforts in surveying, planning,
designing, research and appraisal, it has
been decided that 3 diversion channels
be constructed in the east, middle and
west to divert water from the lower,
middle and upper reaches of the
Yangtze Yellow, Huaihe and Haihe
rivers flowing from west to east to
realize a proper allocation of water
resources across the country. The
projects were officially started on 27
December 2002 and will be completed
by 2050
The Three Gorges Project on the Yangtze River, Generating Electricity --Special stamps
The Three Gorges Project on the Yangtze River has been the largest
water control and hydropower project in the world so far. By
preventing floods, generating electricity, providing water transport
and supplying water, the Three Gorges Project will bring economic
and social benefits and accelerate China's modernization
construction. After ten years of construction, the project has
achieved its second-phase targets, storing water on the left-bank dam,
with successful trial double-lane navigation through five stages of
ship locks, and with the first generating sets starting operation and
being connected to the grid. This is a milestone in the construction of
the Three Gorges Project.
Hukou Waterfall
on the Yellow
River (Special
stamp)
• The Hukou Waterfall , the only
cataract on the Yellow River, is
located in the bordering area
between Jixian County of
Shanxi Province and Yichuan
County of Shannxi Province. At
this point, the bed of the river
abruptly turns narrow, forming a
shape like a pot mouth (the
Chinese for which is "hukou"),
hence its name.
• The water falls over a precipice more
than 30 metres deep, which is a
spectacular scene. The Yellow River
symbolizes the courage and
perseverance of the Chinese nation.
The Chinese people are advancing
with enormous enthusiasm towards
their bright future, just like the
surging torrent of the Yellow River.
The words "Advancing with the time
with indomitable will" are printed in
pure gold foil on the souvenir sheet.
APEC China 2001---Commemorative
Stamp
• Established in 1989, the 21member Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) is a main
forum for economic
cooperation in the Asia Pacific
region. It holds an annual
Economic Leaders' Meeting
preceded by a Ministerial
Meeting. China became a
member of APEC in 1991 and
plays hosts to APEC Meeting in
the year 2001.
• The 9th AEC Economic
Leaders' Meeting takes place in
Shanghai on 20-21 October.
The theme of the 2001 APEC
Meetings is Meeting New
Challenges in the New Century:
Achieving Common Prosperity
through Participation and
Cooperation.
The Accession of China
to the World Trade
OrganizationChina submitted its application
• The Protocol on the Accession
of China to the Marrakech
Agreement Establishing the
World Organization (WTO) was
signed in Doha, Qatar on
November 11, 2001. The WTO,
located in Geneva, Switzerland ,
was established on January 1,
1995. Its predecessor was the
General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade (GATT).China was
one of the 23 original
contracting parties of GATT.
for the resumption of its GATT
contracing party status on July
10, 1986 and the negotiations
started thereafter. After 15
years' efforts, China finally
became a WTO Member. The
accession of China marks the
integration of China into the
multilateral trading system and
will have positive and farreaching effects on China's
reform and opening up as well
as on the development of world
economy and trade.
World AIDS Day --Commemorative Stamp
AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is an infectious
disease caused by virus, resulting in loss of immune response to
various diseases and eventually in death of the patient. Ever since
the first case was diagnosed in 1981, AIDS has spread across the
whole world, seriously threatening the health and lives of the people.
To facilitate control and final elimination of AIDS, the World Health
Organization designated 1st December each year the "World AIDS
DAY".
The Qinghai Lake (Special stamps)
• The Qinghai Lake, in northeast
Qinghai Province, is surrounded
by the Datong, Sun and Moon,
and South mountains. It formed
during the middle of the
Cenozoic Era, and was known
as West Sea in the ancient times.
Covering an area of 4,600
square kilometers, it is the
largest saltwater lake in China,
3,200m high above sea level
and 29m deep.
The lake teems with
Gymnocipris przewalskii. The
vast grassland by the lake is
good for grazing. Among the
six isles in the lake, the Isle of
Birds is a habitat of migratory
birds. In warm springs, it
becomes a "paradise" for over
100,000 birds, including
barehead geese and great blackheaded gulls. It is one of the
nature reserves for birds in
China.
Ertan Hydropower Plant
The Ertan Hydropower Plant, located by the Yalong River in Panzhihua, an
emerging industrial city in southern Sichuan Province, is China's largest
hydropower project in the 20th Century, with 6 turbine units of 550 MW each, a
total installed capacity of 3300 MW, and a yearly power generation of 17 GWH.
Started in 1991 and completed at the end of 1999, the project adopted world
advanced technologies and equipments, and set a national record of installation
rate for hydropower projects. The project not only promoted the economic
development of Sichuan and Chongqing, but also paved the way for the
development of the entire West of China, especially the southwestern areas.
Huangguoshu Waterfalls---Special
Stamps
• Huangguoshu Waterfall is the
centre of the Huangguoshu
scenic area. Located on the
Baishui River, it is the largest of
its kind in China and one of the
most magnificent waterfalls in
the world. It is 81 metres wide,
with a drop of 74 metres. Like
the Milky Way descending from
heaven, the Huangguoshu
Waterfall rushes into the Xiniu
pond. Its roaring sound can be
heard several kilometres away.
• The cave behind the Waterfall is
134 metres long. Still intact
inside the cave is an age-old
carving of four Chinese
characters, meaning "snow
reflecting cloud". Watching
sunset from inside the cave
offers a mirage-like view.
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The Danxia Mountain --- Special
The Danxia Mountain, located toStamps
the south of Renhua County in
Guangdong Province, is known as
one of the Most Famous
Mountains of Guangdong, along
with the Luofu, Siqiao, and
Dinghu mountains. It got its name
from its red sandy rock that gives
it a brilliant colour like that of red
clouds ("Danxia" in Chinese
means "red cloud"). The mountain
is a typical example of the
"Danxia Landform" in geography.
The Baozhu, Hailuo and Zhanglao peaks rise high in a forest of precipitous
peaks, and the Jinjiang River meanders around them. The water of the river
is so clear that one can see the colourful pebbles o the riverbed. Among the
scenic attractions in the mountain are the rocks Haishan Gate, Yixiantian,
Sky Ladder, and caves and rocks of various shapes. The Danxia Mountain,
beautiful with its red rock and green waters, was put on UNESCO"s first list
of World Geological Parks in February 2004.
Plain Sailing --- Special-use Stamp
• The Chinese Phrase for "plain
sailing", literally meaning
riding a boat at full sail with a
favorable wind all the way, is
used to express success without
any setback. The phrase
originated from two lines of a
poem by the Song-dynasty poet
Yang Wanli: "Tomorrow
morning we'll part our ways at
Duliang, Sailing home with a
favorable wind." People of later
generations have used it as a
wish for a pleasant journey or
success in career and life.
"Plain sailing" on the
individualized stamp expresses
the user's best wishes for his or
her relatives and friends.
Mid-autumn
Festival (Special
stamps)
Mid-autumn Festival is one of the most
important traditional festivals to the Chinese
nations. It falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar
month, just in the middle of autumn, when the
skies are clear, winds crisp and farmers share
the happiness of harvest.
At night, the moon hangs high
in the sky, showering its silvery
light on the ground. It is the
most significant and idyllic
moment for reunited families
to appreciate the moon. The
full moon will remind you of
your family reunions even
though you are far away from
home, hence it is also called
"Festival of Reunion".
• It originated in the remote past,
got popular in the Han and Tang
dynasties, and has been
observed up to today, carrying
with it enchanting legends and
immortal poems and proverbs.
The moon cake, symbolizing
happiness and reunion, is the
most typical food during the
Mid-autumn Festival.
Duan Wu Festival---Special
Stamps
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The traditional Dragon Boat
Festival of China was on June 25
this year. Dragon boat race, eating
zongzi and hanging out fivecoloured thread are age-long
activities to celebrate the holiday.
Studies indicate that the Dragon
Boat Festival originated in
primitive people's worships of
tribal totems. Legend has it that the
holiday was initiated in memory of
Qu Yuan, a stateman and patriolic
poet of the Kingdom of Chu during
the Warring States period. Qu Yuan
was exiled by the king because of
slandering by evil officiais.
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He drowned himself in the Miluo River
on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month to
express his devotion to his country.
Deeply grieved, the local people threw
many zongzi dumplings into the river
so that the fish would not eat him and
they tried to save him racing to his
throwing spot by boat. Making Zongzi
and dragon boat race have since
become major activities to mark the
festival.
Yangliuqing Woodprint New Year
Pictures (Special stamps)
• The Yangliuqinig New Year
Picture, a well known folk
woodblock print for the
lunar New Year in North
China, originated during the
late Ming Dynasty in
Yangliuqing Country to the
west of Tianjin, hence the
name. It has a popular
appeal and draws on
elements from various areas
such as folktales, figures
from traditional operas,
landscapes, birds and
flowers.
It typically features large carp
and chubby babies that are
drawn in a figurative style to
represent blessings and
happiness. Combining block
chromatography and hand
painting, Yangliuqing New
Year Pictures, with their wellrounded composition and
vivid colours, are very
popular among the people.
They are used for decorating
rooms during festivals,
embodying hopes for a happy
life.
Taohuawu Woodprint New Year
Pictures --- Special Stamps
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The Taohuawu Woodprint New
Year Picture first appeared in the
late Ming Dynasty and became
popular during the reign of
emperors Yongzheng and Qianlong
of the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the
most widespread folk New Year
picture school in southern China,
featuring woodcut process printing
and coloring.
In its early stage, the pictures of
ladies, landscapes and flowers
usually adopted the traditional
composition and were of a graceful
style. Pictures of the style of
copperplate engraving emerged in
the middle period of the Qing
Dynasty under European influence.
Later on the subject matters tented
to be close to people's daily life and
work. Most of the pictures express
wishes for good fortune, or show
opera stories, current events and
customs, which the folks are fond
of. The pictures are decorative, and
popular for their techniques of
exaggeration, vivid and bright
colors, rich and lively contents.
Jingju is the most
popular and
influential opera in
China. It has carried
forward long-term
traditions of Chinese
operas and has been
appreciated as the
national opera. The
roles in Jingju are
divided into four
categories: sheng,
dan, jing and chou.
The chou roles stand
fundamentally for
humorous, quickwitted, or vivacious
characters.
The Chou(Clown) Roles
in Jingju(Peking Opera)
---Special Stamps
This type of roles
can be recognized
by the patch of
white in various
shapes painted
around the eyes and
nose. Sometimes
these patches are
outlined in black or
in other colors,
hence the name
"partly painted
face" or "painted
face in three colors".
The chou roles play
different characters
from noble officials to
ordinary people. The
chou roles leave a
profound impression
among audiences with
their vivid and funny
actions.
Chinese National
Musical
Stringed
Instruments
A stringed instrument produces tones
through the vibrating strings, while
the bow is drawn across them,
together with the reconating body.
It is acknowledged that this class of
musical instruments, with a lot of
varieties, appeared quite late in the
history of musical instruments. Their
history in China dates back to the
Tang Dynasty, when Yazheng and
Xiqin appeared, and the Song Dynasty,
when Maweihuqin appeared. With the
improvement and increase in variety
of stringed instruments through more
than a thousand years of development
and evolvement, they became
indispensable master ad accompany
instruments in traditional Chinese
operas and music. With rich
expressiveness and outstanding
imitating features, they display unique
charm in solos and are popular among
the Chinese people.
体育邮票
Traditional Sports of Ethnic
Minorities of China --- Special stamps
Traditional sports of Chinese ethnic minorities came from production and life. With rich
contents, various forms and distinctive features, the long-standing sports are very popular
among the Chinese ethnic minorities, showing strong ethnic colours and vitality. The
traditional sports of Chinese ethnic minorities help enhance the physical quality of the people,
improving understanding between different ethnic groups, develop the splendid traditional
cultures of the ethnic minorities, and inspire the Chinese people with the national spirit. Today,
there are over 100 major traditional competitive and performance events among the 55 ethnic
minorities.
In Commemoration of Beijing's
Successful Bid
for Hosting 2008 Olympic Games
• At the 112th plenary
Session of the
International Olympic
Committee held in
Moscow on 13th July
2001, Beijing was
voted to be the host
city for the 2008
Olympic Games. This
stamp is issued to
mark the occasion.
The 21st Universiade--Commemorative Stamps
• The 21st Universiade was held in Beijing from 22nd August
to 1st September 2001. It was the first large-scale,
international-level games in the new century and the first of
its kind hosted by China. The 21st Universiade had 12 sports
and 168 events.
• About 7000 sportsmen abd sportswomen , and officials
from 160 countries and regions participated, representing
the largest scale and highest level of the Universiade in its
history. They full demonstrated Chinese college students'
youthful Vigor, and their love for friendship and peace.
Kung Fu and Tae Kwon Do --- Joint Issue with
South Korea
(Special stamps)
• Kung Fu and Tae Kwon Do are
traditional folk sports of China
and South Korea respectly.
Both sports are for
bodybuilding and fighting. The
graceful and agile movements
of kicking, striking, fighting
and catching not only have high
attacking and self-defense
capabilities, but also are
regarded as exquisite body arts
and effective fit-keeping
exercises.
• Kung Fu and Tae Kwon Do,
popular among the peoples of
the two countries and spread
widely, have a history dating
back afar and remain precious
cultural heritages of the world
sports history.
The Ninth National Games of the People's
Republic of China
---Commemorative Stamps
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The Ninth National Games of the
People's Republic of China, the
first large-scale, comprehensive
national games in the new century
and new millennium, were held
from November 11 to 25,2001 in
Guangzhou. There were 30 events,
including 345 contests. More than
12,300 sportsmen from provinces,
autonomous regions, municipalities
directly under the central
government, the PLA and various
associations attended the
preliminaries and finals with lofty
sportsmanship and high spirits.
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The event fully displayed the great
sports achievements of the nation,
and symbolized a great stride the
Chinese Nation had made into the
21st Century as a giant in the East.
红楼梦之十二金钗
Yue Fei, a Famous Ancient General --- Commemorative Stamps
Yue Fei (1103 - 1142), alias Pengju, was a famous general of the Southern Song
Dynasty. Born in a farmer's family in Tangyin, Xiangzhou Prefecture (today's
Henan Province), he was diligent and eager to learn when he was young. Being
adept in Kung Fu skills, he volunteered to join the army in the first year of
Jingkang's Reign. It is said that before he left home, his mother tattooed "Loyalty
to the Country" on his back, which was the principle he followed till the end of his
life. As he was concerned about his men and set a personal example before them,
his troops were highly disciplined and valiant and skillful in battle. During the war
against the invading Jin army, he gained one after another victories and recovered
lost territories, winning high esteem among the army and the people, and even
arousing the admiration of the enemy. Later he was framed by the treacherous
minister Qin Hui and executed in Lin'an (today's Hangzhou) on trumped-up
charges. He has been and will always be respected and admired by posterity for his
unyielding integrity.
A Tale of Xu Xian and the White Snake
The tragic love story of Xu Xian and the White Snake is a fairy tale widely
circulated among the Chinese people. According to the story, the White Snake, in
the appearance of a beautiful lady, met a yong man called Xu Xian by the Broken
Bridge by the West Lake. They got married and ran a pharmacy in Zhenjiang.
Their happy marital life was disturbed several times by Monk Fa Hai from the
Jinshan Temple, who finally seperated the couple by confining the White Snake
under the Leifeng Pagoda using wizardry. The story of the White Snake originated
from a reported discovery of a huge boa. The plot has the same source as "The
Three Pagadas by the West Lake" written in the Southern Song Dynasty. The story
has various versions from different times and areas, and has developed in long
years into a popular, beautiful folk tale
The Story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, a Folk Legend --- Special
stamps
The story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai has been a household love story in
China for more than 1000 years. The heroine Zhu Yingtai, disguised as a man,
becomes bosom friends with Liang Shanbo, a classmate of hers for 3 years.
Before returning home, Yingtai implies to shanbo that she will be his wife.
Knowing that Yingtai is woman, the delighted Shanbo hurries to her home, only to
find that her family has betrothed her to someone else against her will. Under the
pressure of the patriarchal clan rules and feudal ethics, they die for love and return
into a pair of butterflies. The moving tragic legend extols pure love and freedom
of love. First appearing in the early Tang Dynasty, the story was put on the stage
in the Song and Yuan dynasties, and plays based on the story was widely
performed during the Ming and Wing dynasties. The story has been handed down
to this day in manifold forms.
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio---One of China' s
Famous Classical Literary Works(First Group)-----Special Stamps
• These strange stories by Pu Songling are rich in imagination. The
language, both tasteful and vulgar, is vivid and free and easy.
While talking about ghosts, these stories criticize the harsh ways
of the society and eulogize the noble moral characters in order to
educate the people.
•
Of them, the masterpiece" Taoist Priest
from Laoshan" tells a person who loves
ease and hates works. Wishing to succeed
by luck, he comes to Lanshan to learn
skills but fails. Reading the story people do
not know whether to laugh or cry. But
from it people draw inspirations. In the
past several hundred years, the book has
spread widely.
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio--One of China's Famous Classical Literary
Works(2nd group)
Pu Songling, a writer of the Qing Dynasty,
created a series of vivid, amazing characters
in his work, Strange Stories from a Chinese
Studio, a collection of short stories. Pianpian,
the fairy who can turn a green leaf into a
chicken of fish and make winter coat with
white clouds, and the poem-therapy in Bai
Qiulian, the fish spirit's case give the readers
endless reveries. The fantastic stories of
ghosts and fox spirits are beautiful and
fascinating, demonstrating their unique
artistic style and charm. Strange Stories
from a Chinese Studio has been widely read
for over 300 years and well known both in
China and abroad. It had a great influence
on later short stories in classical Chinese.
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, One of China's
Famous Classical Literary Works (Third Set) --- Special
Stamps
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, by Pu Songling, a writer of the Qing
Dynasty, is a collection of about 500 supernatural short stories. Many of the
stories are about love and marriage, such as "Xiang Yu", "Huanniang" and "Ah
Xiu". The love stories are among the best in the collection, praising true love of
young people while lashing out at the feudal ethics. With a graceful style of
writing, detailed narration and description, the stories of flower and fox spirits
reflect the reality of life, and contain the author's indignation and hopes. They
represent a peak of ancient Chinese short stories.
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio---One of China' s
Famous Classical Literary Works(First Group)-----Special Stamps
Their combined face
value is five yuan and
titles are "Ying
Ning","A Bao","Mask
of an Evildoer"and
"Stealing Peach".At
eht same time,a
souvenir sheet was
issued under the
title"Taoist Priest from
Laoshan"with a face
value of eight yuan.
• State Post Bureau issued a set of four
special stamps under the title"Strange
Stories from a Chinese Studio,One of
China's Famous Classical Literary
Works(First Group)"on Aprial 21,2001.
小 型
张
票幅和小全张相似，但上面只是有1枚邮票，
一般是单独
设计的，面值也是另外定的。邮票和周围
画面的关系更加紧密，往往
邮票就是整个画面的一部分。
世界上最早的小型张是在1937年举行巴黎
国际邮票展览时发行的。中
华人民共和国邮电部发行的小型张数目也
比较多，现在已超过40张，
而其中以1962年发行的纪94M《梅兰芳舞
台艺术》最为珍贵。
小本票
小全张
•
一般是在发行纪念邮票或特种
邮票时，将全套邮票一起印
在一张较大的纸上，周围饰以
精心设计的花纹和图案，结合
所印的邮
票而成为一个和谐的整体。其
特征是小全张上所印的邮票一
定和当时
发行的那一套邮票完全相同，
只是“全”都把它们印在以
“张”纸上
就是了。
现在小全张出售时，价格比它
上面的全套邮票面值的总和要
高一些。
但若把小全张整个地当邮票使
用，则只能按其票面总值来作
为邮资用，
其加价部分不能作为邮资。
小版张
• 也称为小开张，是
一种尺寸比较小的
整版邮票。一般为
整版邮票尺寸的一
半。有的小版张是
除了一般的全张邮
票外专门印刷的,
在邮票边纸上，往
往还会加印一些装
饰性的图案和说明
文字。
世界上第一枚邮票
• 世界第一枚邮票是1840年5月6日
在英国正式开始发行的。它的设
计者
是英国邮政事业的改革者罗兰·希
尔。在英国使用邮票的建议也是
由他
提出来的，因而他被人誉为“邮
票之父”。
• 这枚世界上最早的邮票采用当时
英国维多利亚女王18岁时的肖像
作图
案，面值为1便士，用黑色印刷，
故在集邮界里都称为“黑便士”
邮
票。
清代邮票
（中国第一套邮票——“大龙邮票”）
民国邮票
中国人民革命时期邮票