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Golden Monkey Stamp
The Golden Monkey Stamp or Gēngshēn Monkey is a postage stamp issued in China in 1980 of which 5 million copies were printed. Although not rare, the stamp has come to symbolise the strong market for collectable postage stamps in Asia. Demand for the stamp has made it one of the most sought after contemporary Chinese stamps. Technical details The stamp was designed by Huang Yongyu and Shao Bolin and printed by the photogravure and recess printing methods. It is perforated 11.5.''Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue Part 17 China''. 7th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2006, p. 136. Chinese New Year stamps The stamp is in the popular Chinese zodiac series for the Chinese new year, the most recent of which is the 2011 Year of the Rabbit stamp which sold out at post offices in China within a few hours. In Chinese culture the number 8 and the colour red are both seen as lucky. Philatelic value Although the stamp was initially common, a full sheet of 80 sold for 1.2 million yu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Culture
Chinese culture () is one of the world's oldest cultures, originating thousands of years ago. The culture prevails across a large geographical region in East Asia and is extremely diverse and varying, with customs and traditions varying greatly between Province (China), provinces, Cities of China, cities, and even towns as well. The terms 'China' and the geographical landmass of 'China' have shifted across the centuries, with the last name being the Qing dynasty, Great Qing before the name 'China' became commonplace in modernity. Chinese civilization is historically considered a dominant culture of East Asia. With China being one of the Cradle of civilization#Ancient China, earliest ancient civilizations, Chinese culture exerts profound influence on the philosophy, virtue, etiquette, and traditions of Asia. Chinese characters, Chinese ceramics, ceramics, Chinese architecture, architecture, Chinese music, music, History of Chinese dance, dance, Chinese literature, literature, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 In China
The following lists events in the year 1980 in China. Incumbents *Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Hua Guofeng * Chairman of the Congress – Ye Jianying (head of state) *Premier of the People's Republic of China, Premier – Hua Guofeng Hua Guofeng (; born Su Zhu; 16 February 1921 – 20 August 2008), alternatively spelled as Hua Kuo-feng, was a Chinese politician who served as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and Premier of the People's Republic of China. The design ... (until September), Zhao Ziyang (starting September) *Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Deng Xiaoping *Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Deng Xiaoping (until September 13), Wan Li (starting September 13) Governors * Politics of Anhui, Governor of Anhui Province – Zhang Jingfu * Politics of Fujian, Governor of Fujian Province – Ma Xingyuan (politician), Ma Xingyuan * Gansu, Governor of Gansu Province – Feng Jixin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |