1998-26, Shouxi Lake and Lemans Lake《瘦西湖和莱芒湖》

Stamp Title: Shouxi Lake and Lemans Lake
Scott No: 2920, 2921
Serial number: 1998-26
Values in set: 2
(2-1), The Leman Lake and the Chillon Castle, 50 fen, 40*30mm
(2-2), The Slender West Lake and the Twentyfour Bridge, 540 fen, 40*30mm
Date of issue: November 25, 1998
Designers: Xu Yanbo
Size: 40*30mm
Perforation: 11*11.5
Sheet composition: 20
Printing process: gravure
Printing house: Beijing postage stamps printing works

This is a set of stamps jointly issued by China and Switzerland.

Shouxi Lake is located at the western suburbs of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. The 5-kilometre-long lake is a famous scenic spot of the city. As the lake is narrow and long compared with the West Lake in Hangzhou and beautiful in its own way, it is called Shouxi Lake. Shouxi Lake means slender West Lake. The lake was formed with crisscrossing rivers. Later, buildings were constructed by adopting the technique of Chinese garden design. Along the lake are both natural scenes and gardens of unique Yangzhou style, creating a piece of landscape painting. The most famous scenes are the twenty-four bridges including Great Rainbow Bridge and Five-Pavilion Bridge.

Lemans Lake is located in the southwest of Switzerland and to the east of France. Covering 531 square kilometres, the lake is surrounded by the mountains whose peaks are covered with snow all year round. This is a beautiful and famous scenic area and health resort in Switzerland. The Xiyong Castle on the Lemans Lake is one of the country’s oldest castles. Inside the castle are the church, bridges, towers, warehouses, prisons and underground ways. On the walls and pillars of the castles are many autographs and paintings by modern and ancient people. Standing on the top of the castle, one can see all the beautiful views of the lake.

1998年特种邮票《瘦西湖和莱芒湖》
国家邮政局定于1998年11月25日发行《瘦西湖和莱芒湖》特种邮票1套2枚。（中国-瑞士联合发行）
(2-1）T 莱芒湖·汐雍城堡 50 分 4046.9万枚
(2-2）T 瘦西湖·二十四桥 540 分 3159.9万枚

志号名称：1998-26T
版别：影写
整版枚数：20 枚
全套面值：5.90元
邮票规格：40 × 30毫米
齿孔度数：11 × 11.5度
设计者：许彦博、贝乐娜黛特·巴乐蒂丝（瑞士）
印制机构：北京邮票厂

瘦西湖位于江苏省扬州市西北部，因湖面瘦长，称“瘦西湖”。窈窕曲折的湖道，串以长堤春柳、四桥烟雨、徐园、小金山、吹台、五亭桥、白塔、二十四桥、玲珑花界、熙春台、望春楼、吟月茶楼、湖滨长廊、石壁流淙、静香书屋等两岸景点，俨然一幅天然秀美的国画长卷。湖面迂回曲折，迤逦伸展，仿佛神女的腰带，媚态动人。清朝时，康熙、乾隆二帝曾数次南巡扬州，当地的豪绅争相建园，遂得“园林之盛，甲于天下”之说。瘦西湖全长4.3公里，游览面积30多公顷，有长堤、徐园、小金山、吹台、月观、五亭桥、凫庄、白塔等名胜。湖区利用桥、岛、堤、岸的划分，使狭长湖面形成层次分明、曲折多变的山水园林景观。二十四桥是瘦西湖风景区中最优美的景区，又是赏月佳处，月明之夜，驻足桥头，举头望月，俯首看水，别有意境。

莱芒湖也叫日内瓦湖，位于瑞士西南同法国东部边境，近邻日内瓦城，面积581平方公里，从日内瓦筑有长堤直通湖心，还有高150米的人工喷泉，是著名风景区和疗养地。邮票上的建筑是莱芒湖边著名的汐雍城堡，城堡围墙始建于中世纪，曾几经易主。城堡建筑分四大院落，内教堂、桥、塔、地道等建筑齐全，登上塔顶可一览四周美景。