2002-08, The Qianshan Mountain《千山 》

Stamp Title: The Qianshan Mountain
Scott No: 3193
Serial number: 2002-8
Values in set: 4
(4-1), Wuliang Taoist Temple, 80 fen, 50*30 mm
(4-2), The peak of Maitreya, 80 fen, 50*30 mm
(4-3), Longquan Temple, 80 fen, 50*30 mm
(4-4), The Terrace of Immortals, 280 fen, 50*30 mm
Denomination: 5.20 yuan
Date of issue: 26th April 2002
Designer: Xu Jianmin and yan Bingwu
Size of stamp: 50*30 mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 16
Printing process: photogravure
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House

The Qianshan Mountain, located southeast of Anshan, Liaoning Province, is one of the three famous mountains in northeast China. The Terrace of Immortals, the main peak of the mountain, is over 700 meters above sea level. The Qianshan Mountain (meaning “a thousand peaks” in Chinese) got its name from the nearly 1,000 peaks. Some of them look like crouching lions and tigers, some like sleeping elephants and coiled dragons. As early as Sui and Tang Dynasties the mountain was the location for temple, and later became a center of Buddhist and Taoist temples. The forest-clad mountain abounds with scenic spots and historical sites. It is a tourist attraction in east Liaoning Province well known for the “towering peaks, step rocks and ancient temples”.

2002年特种邮票《千山 》
国家邮政局2002年4月26日发行《千山 》特种邮票1套4枚。
（4-1）T 无量观 80分 1330万枚
（4-2）T 弥勒峰 80分 1330万枚
（4-3）T 龙泉寺 80分 1330万枚
（4-4）T 仙人台 280分 1330万枚

志号：2002-8T
版别：影写
全套面值：520分
齿孔度数：12度
整张枚数：16（4×4）
设计者：徐建民、阎炳武
印刷厂：北京邮票厂

千山，又称积翠山、千华山、千顶山、千朵莲花山，位于辽宁省鞍山市东南17公里处，总面积44平方公里,素有“东北名珠”之称，为国家重点风景名胜区。千山，以奇峰、岩松、古庙、梨花组成四大景观。

千山自隋唐以来，就成为一处游历的胜地。而1993年，又发现了一尊形象逼真，由整座山峰形成的天然弥勒座佛，可与乐山大佛相媲美。使千山很有可能成为中国第五大佛教圣地，并定于每年6月9日为大佛节。

千山不仅有秀美的自然景观，还有丰富的人文景观，共有名胜古迹、景点300余处。自古以来，风景秀丽的千山，吸引了无数游客。许多官宦、学者、名流慕名接踵而来，他们面对奇峰古刹，振衣述怀，吟诗作赋，为千山留下了大量的诗篇。明、清、民国三个历史时期描写千山的诗就有1600余首。如千山剩人禅师函可，著有《千山诗集》20卷，存录诗千余首，其中涉及千山的诗就有200余首。