1998-14, New Look of Chongqing《重庆风貌》


Stamp Title: New Look of Chongqing
Scott No: 2874, 2875
Serial number: 1998-14
Values in set: 2
(2-1), Great Hall of the People of Chongqing, 50 fen, 50*30mm
(2-2), Chongqing Port, 150 fen, 50*30mm
Date of issue: June 18, 1998
Designers: Wang Huming; Qin Renwei
Wang Yong; Song Kejing
Size of stamp: 50*30mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 40
Printing process: offset

Chongqing is a city with a long history. It was called “Ba” in the ancient time and named “Yu” for short. At that time, Chongqing became a regional military and political centre on the one hand, and on other hand, as the Yangtze River and the Jialingjiang River converge here, the advantages of transport facilities and rich resources also made it an economic centre in the region, as well as a water and road transportation centre and a prosperous commercial centre. Today’s Chongqing Port is the largest port along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Chongqing is also a famous cultural and historical city of China. Surrounded by two rivers, it is a beautiful river city as well as a world famous mountain city. The city was built against the mountain, over-looking the river. The roads in the city are sloping and winding. Buildings rise one above the other; tunnels cross the mountains; and bridges span the mountains and rivers. The city has become part of the mountain. No wonder people say that “the mountain is a city, and the city is a mountain”. At night, standing at a high point, one could see myriads of twinkling lights and nests of stars amid mountains and rivers. The entire city looks just like a palace floating on the water. The night scene of Chongqing has been known all over the world. Since it became a city in 1929, Chongqing has made great contributions to the national economy. In March 1997, Chongqing was approved by the National People’s Congress as a municipality directly under the leadership of the central government. It has a total area of 82,000 square kilometres and a population of 30.02 million. As a major city, Chongqing is fully playing its supporting and radiant roles in carrying out the central government’s strategy in developing the central and western area, as well as the Yangtze River economic development strategy and the Three Gorges economic area development strategy.

1998年特种邮票《重庆风貌》
国家邮政局1998年6月18日发行《重庆风貌》特种邮票1套2枚。
(2-1)T 重庆市人民大礼堂 50分 4199.9万枚
(2-2)T 重庆港 150分 3149.9万枚

志号名称:1998-14T
版别:胶印
整版枚数:40 枚
全套面值:2.00元
邮票规格:50×30毫米
齿孔度数:12 度
设计者:王虎鸣、秦仁伟
摄影:(2-1)田捷民、(2-2)秦仁伟
印制机构:河南省邮电印刷厂

P.S. 重庆坐落于四川省长江、嘉陵江汇合处,为成渝、川黔、襄渝三铁路交点。具有三千多年的悠久历史,古名“巴”;因嘉陵江古称“渝水”,隋朝时又名“渝州”,简称“渝”。1190年,宋光宗赵淳即位,他因先在此被封为恭王,后又受父禅当了皇帝,认为这是“双重喜庆”,故将此地命名为“重庆”。1997年3月14日,八届全国人大五次会议通过了关于批准设立重庆直辖市的决定;同年6月18日,重庆直辖市正式挂牌成立。这标志继北京、上海、天津之后,重庆成为中国第四个中央直辖市。
1998年6月18日,正值重庆直辖市成立一周年之际,发行了此套特种邮票。

全世界面积最大、人口最多的大城市重庆,位于长江上游、嘉陵江下游,是中国中西部唯一的直辖市,面积8.24万平方公里,人口3130万,辖40个区县(市)。重庆属中亚热带湿润季风气候,年均气温16–18℃,无霜期长,雨量充沛,自然资源非常丰富。

重庆历史悠久,人杰地灵,是著名的历史文化名城,有3000多年的历史,曾三为国都,四次筑城。商末周初的巴国,元末明初的大夏国,都曾建都于此。秦汉到南北朝皆为巴郡所治,隋朝改称渝州,故史称“巴渝”。宋改恭州,南宋光宗1189年先封恭王,旋登帝位,自诩“双重喜庆”,重庆由此得名。二战时期,重庆是中国战时陪都和世界反法西斯战争远东指挥中心。解放后为中央直辖市、西南行政区首府,1955年改为四川省直辖市,1997年重新设为中央直辖市。

重庆山川巍峨,钟灵毓秀,是著名的旅游城市,境内瞿塘峡、巫峡等壮丽的自然风光和奇特的人文蜚声中外;世界文化遗产–大足石刻,现存唐宋摩岩造像6万余尊,是中国后期石窟艺术的杰出代表;201–204万年前的“巫山能人”,是人类最早的摇篮;合川钓鱼城等古战场堡寨,阻击蒙古军36年,为世界防御战史之最,被欧洲人誉为“上帝折鞭处”、“东方麦加城”;中共中央南方局驻地、八路军办事处和歌乐山烈士陵园,凝聚着中华儿女的“红岩精神”;石柱、黔江等地土家族竹木吊脚楼村和摆手舞,保留着古代巴人的流风遗韵;巴蔓子、寡妇清、秦良玉、邹容、卢作孚、赵世炎、刘伯承、聂荣臻等数百名历史名人,光照史册;重庆中国三峡博物馆收藏着几万件巴渝出土文物,传承并延续着历史的文脉。全市有10多个国家级文物保护单位,有金佛山等四大国家级风景区,有仙女山等五大国家级森林公园,有小三峡等四个国家四A级旅游区(点)。温泉星罗棋布,峡谷奇险纵横,溶洞千姿百态,瀑布龙飞九天。长江沿岸的白鹤梁、丰都鬼城、石宝寨、张飞庙、白帝城、巫山神女十二峰等著名景点目不暇接。主城区群山环抱,两江汇流,形如半岛。轻轨索道高悬,桥梁缆车纵横,山城灯火、滨江光柱优美如画;登临“一棵树”、鹅岭等观景台,灿若星河的山城夜景尽收眼底。

重庆物华天宝,地产丰盈,是长江上游和西南地区水陆空四通八达的物资集散地、商贸中心和最大通讯枢纽。

科技教育力量雄厚,人力富集,与140多个国家和地区建立了经贸关系。工业轻重并举,门类齐全,制造业发达,摩托车、汽车、仪器仪表、精细化工、大型变压器、中成药等是全国重要的生产基地,有亚洲最大的铝加工厂,摩托车出口居全国第一。

重庆的物产、美食、特色工艺品不胜枚举。涪陵榨菜、诗仙太白酒等行销国内外;重庆火锅、麻辣鱼、泉水鸡等特色美食可让您大饱口福;华陶瓷器、綦江农民版画等是馈赠亲友的上好佳品。

承东启西的地缘优势,雄厚的工业基础和科技实力,丰富的资源和巨大的市场潜力,峡江山城的壮丽景色和耿直豪爽的巴渝民风构成了重庆的独特魅力。

在直辖市成立一周年之际,国家邮政局发行了这套《重庆风貌》特种邮票。
链接:2007年特种邮票《重庆建设

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