2001-26, A Tale of Xu Xian and the White Snake – A Folk Story《民间传说–许仙与白娘子》

Stamp Title: A Tale of Xu Xian and the White Snake-A Folk Story
Scott No: 3152, 3153, 3154, 3155
Serial number:2001-26
Values in set: 4
(4-1), Lending an umbrella by the Lake, 80 fen, 30*40 mm
(4-2), Stealing the Immortal Grass, 80 fen, 30*40 mm
(4-3), Flooding the Jinshan Hill, 80 fen, 30*40 mm
(4-4), Meeting at the Broken Bridge, 280 fen, 30*40 mm
Booklet: 1
Denomination: 5.20 yuan
Date of issue: 5th December 2001
Designer: Dai Dunbang
Size of stamps: 30*40 mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 20
Printing process: gravure
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House

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

2001年特种邮票《民间传说–许仙与白娘子》
国家邮政局2001年12月5日发行《民间传说–许仙与白娘子》特种邮票1套4枚。
(4-1) T 游湖借伞 80分 3000万枚
(4-2) T 仙山盗草 80分 1700万枚
(4-3)T 水漫金山 80分 1700万枚
(4-4)T 断桥相会 280分 1700万枚
志号：2001-26
版别：影写
全套面值：520分
整版枚数：20枚
齿孔度数：12度
邮票规格：30×40毫米
设计者：戴敦邦
印刷厂：北京邮票厂

《许仙与白娘子》是中国四大民间传说之一。许仙与白娘子是中国四大民间传说之一——《白蛇传说》中的人物。《白蛇传说》是一个具有浓郁民间神话色彩的爱情故事，传说由白蛇所变的白娘子在西湖断桥边与许仙相识，结成姻缘，生活幸福美满;后被金山寺和尚法海所破坏，施法术将白娘子镇于雷锋塔下，迫使夫妻分离，酿成千古悲剧。故事情节曲折生动，脍炙人口。

邮票如同一本小型的故事书，描绘了传说中游湖借伞、仙山盗草、水漫金山、断桥相会的经典情节。故事的主要发生地是杭州，白娘子在游览西湖北部的白堤东端，始建于隋唐时期，是一座独孔环拱小石桥，是西湖的著名景点之一。金山寺位于江苏省镇江市西北长江边的金山上，始建于东晋，至今香火繁盛 。