There are "Gengwu Year" (special stamps), "Renwu Year" (special stamps), "Jiawu Year" (special stamps), "Tianma" (handicrafts), "Tianma" (handicrafts), "Horse Treading on Swallows" personalized stamp.
1. "The Year of Gengwu"
Issue date: January 5, 1990
The special stamps of "The Year of Gengwu" use traditional Chinese paper-cutting and shadow puppets Painting techniques. The green background color of the ticket makes the black horse with red mane appear distinct and full of vitality.
The designer used traditional Chinese folk paper-cutting and shadow puppetry techniques, with a black horse body on a green background, fiery red mane, three snow-white hooves, a saddle decorated with a red lotus pattern, and a bright red horse. The bridle and the tasseled bells on the neck are very eye-catching and even more colorful. The whole picture shows a festive atmosphere of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.
2. "The Year of Renwu"
Issue date: January 5, 2002
The special stamps of "The Year of Renwu" also reflect Chinese folk art features. The winning numbers of the 2002 China Post New Year (with prizes) postcards were announced on February 27, 2002. The second layout of the "Year of Renwu" special stamps is the third prize and is not for sale.
3. "Year of Jiawu"
Issue date: January 5, 2014
The design of the special stamps of "Year of Jiawu" refers to ancient Chinese horses Sculptures, especially the characteristics of Tang Sancai horses. At the same time, three stamp formats of "Jiawu Year" were issued (number of whole sheets: 4; whole sheet size: 120 × 130 mm), which are used to give away to those who have reserved special stamps for the whole year of 2014.
5. "Pegasus" (handicraft)
Release date: May 19, 2013
The Pegasus raises its head and tail, its hooves soar into the air, and the end of its tail is still Tie a knot. One of the horse's hind feet rests on the back of a dragon bird. It is said that the dragon bird is a legendary divine bird, also called Feilian. The dragon bird is the god of wind and flies very fast, but this horse stepped on it and outran it.
6. "Horse Treading on Swallows" personalized stamp full page
Issue date: May 19, 2013
The main stamp pattern is China Tourism The logo is the silhouette of a bronze galloping horse, and the accompanying ticket pattern issued at the same time is the logo and slogan of "China Tourism Day". This is the fifth time Ma Ta Fei Yan has been mailed. ?
The sixth stamp of "Cultural Relics Unearthed During the Cultural Revolution" issued on November 20, 1973, has the pattern "Bronze Galloping Horse". The pattern is the side of a horse stepping on a flying swallow on a light brown background. modeling. This is the first time that the horse treads the flying swallow into my country's stamps.
Commemorative postage postcard of "'92 China Friendship and Tourism Year" issued on April 17, 1992, complete set of 1. The postage map is a circular Chinese tourism logo with a silhouette of a horse trampling a flying swallow above the Great Wall in the middle; the picture shows the gouache painting "92 China Friendship Tourism" created by Mr. Zhang Chang, the fourth generation descendant of the famous "Clay Figure Zhang" and associate professor at the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts. "Year" mascot "Afu".
In 1996, the United Nations issued a "Horse on a Flying Swallow (Bronze Galloping Horse)" stamp. The pattern is a gray-white silhouette of a horse on a flying swallow on a light brown background.
The "China Tourism Year" commemorative stamps issued on January 1, 1997, a complete set of 1. The pattern is a side silhouette of a horse flying over the Great Wall, riding on a flying swallow.
In October 1983, "Horse Treading on Flying Swallows" was designated as China's tourism symbol by the National Tourism Administration. Taking the unconstrained and fast-flying "horse on flying swallows" shape as its own symbol, it symbolizes the promising future of China's tourism industry after the reform and opening up, and heralds a bright and brilliant future for the tourism industry.
A regular postage postcard of "Horses Treading on Swallows" issued on January 10, 2002, a complete set of 1. The postage picture shows the silhouette of a horse trampling a flying swallow.
The third of the "Silk Road" special stamps issued on August 1, 2012 is "Great Desert Passage", and the close-up picture in the pattern is "Horse Stepping on Flying Swallows".
7. "Galloping Horse"
Issue date: May 5, 1978
China's rare stamps - Galloping Horse commemorates the 35th anniversary of the issuance of Galloping Horse stamps , to forever commemorate Master Xu Beihong’s life and artistic achievements, and to relive the cultural charm of classic stamps. Exclusively authorized by the Xu Beihong Memorial Hall, Ms. Liao Jingwen inscribed it, and Mr. Xu Xiaoyang, Xu Beihong’s eldest grandson, wrote the preface.
Designed and titled by Master Liu Shuoren, China’s first-generation stamp designer, and jointly produced by the national authority China Post and China Banknote Great Wall, this is the masterpiece of China’s rare stamp series - "Running Horse" pure gold /The sterling silver collector's edition is released, including precious metal stamps, gold and silver bricks and a commemorative collector's book.
Extended information
In traditional Chinese culture, there are twelve zodiac animals, namely: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, and dog. ,pig. The twelve zodiac signs have a one-to-one correspondence with the twelve earthly branches in traditional Chinese culture, which are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, and Rooster , Xu dog, Hai pig.
Among the existing documents, the Book of Songs is the earliest record of the twelve zodiac animals. "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Auspicious Day" contains eight characters: "On the auspicious day of Gengwu, my horse will be sent", which means that the auspicious day of Gengwu will be at a good time, and it will be a good day for horses to go hunting. This is an example of correlating Wu with horses.
In China, it mainly includes zodiac commemorative stamps issued every year of the horse. In foreign countries, there are also stamps with horses as the theme. In recent years, some foreign postal services have also begun to issue commemorative stamps with the zodiac sign of the horse.
On February 1, 1950, Japan issued a set of New Year stamps. This was the first set of zodiac stamps issued in the world. The Chinese zodiac was spread to Japan more than a thousand years ago and has been integrated into Japan's main culture. Japan still has the same zodiac folk tradition as China;
As During the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, they went to Southeast Asia, and the twelve zodiac signs spread to Southeast Asian countries. After the Opium War, China ended its isolation, and the twelve zodiac signs also spread to all parts of the world. Zodiac stamps issued by foreign countries usually have Chinese or English words such as "Year of the Horse" and "Year of the Dog" printed in Chinese or English. The themes are very clear and can be seen at a glance.
On January 7, 2014, the Australian Post Office launched stamps designed for the Chinese Lunar New Year and the Year of the Horse. This set of stamps has a face value of 1.8 Australian dollars, equivalent to 9.7 yuan, and is printed on it. There is the Chinese character "horse". One has a face value of 60 Australian cents, which is about 3.2 yuan, and has an artistic design of horse printed on it.
In January 2014, in order to welcome the Chinese Lunar Year of the Horse, the Principality of Liechtenstein once again issued zodiac stamps with a face value of 1.90 Swiss francs and designed by Stephen Erne. Red is chosen for the stamps because red is the color that symbolizes good luck in China.
The designer used the image of a gold and silver silhouette of a horse, and used laser technology that reflects the current level of craftsmanship to make the ticket appear hollow, just like the paper-cut window grilles common during the traditional Chinese Spring Festival. In order to be more practical and convenient, the stamps adopt a self-adhesive form. Four stamps form a souvenir sheet, and the souvenir sheet is a special-shaped paper-cut horse picture.
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