2002-22, A Pavilion and a Castle《亭台与城堡》

Stamp Title: A Pavilion and a Castle
Scott No: 3239
Serial number:2002-22
Values in set: 2 (se-tenant)
Denomination: 1.60 yuan
Date of issue: 12th Oct. 2002
Designer: Rudolf Ciganik (Slovakia)
Size of stamps: 30*40 mm
Perforation: 11.5*11
Sheet composition: 10
Printing process: gravure-engraving combined
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House

The Handan Congtai Pavilion and the Bojnice Castle are both famous historical buildings, the first located in Handan, China and the latter iin Bojnice, Slovakia. The Handan Congtai Pavilion was built in the Warring States Period 2300 years ago, and it is said to have been meant for the king of State Zhao to inspect his troops and enjoy singing and dancing performances. The original building consisted of many pavilions connected to one another, hence its name (“Cong” means “Group”). Today there is only one pavilion left. A park has been built around it and has become a tourist attraction in southern Hebei Province. The Bojnice Castle can be traced back to 1113 AD. From then till the early 16th century it was an activity centre of aristocrats. Having undergone much reconstruction work, and combined with many European palace and castle styles, the castle is one of tourists’ favourite cultural sites in central Europe.

2002年特种邮票《亭台与城堡》
国家邮政局2002年10月12日发行《亭台与城堡》特种邮票1套2枚。（与斯洛伐克联合发行）
（2-1）T 博伊尼采城堡 80分 1320万枚
（2-2）T 邯郸丛台 80分 1320万枚
志号：2002-22T
版别：影写、雕刻
全套面值：160分
全套枚数：2枚
整版枚数：10枚
齿孔度数：11.5×11度
邮票规格：30×40毫米
雕刻者：李庆发、姜伟杰
设计者：鲁尔道夫·茨冈尼克（斯洛伐克）
印刷厂：北京邮票厂

此套邮票为中国与斯洛伐克联合发行。邯郸丛台与博伊尼采城堡均为著名的历史建筑，分别位于中国邯郸市和斯洛伐克博伊尼采镇。

邯郸丛台相传始建于战国赵武灵王时期(公元前325-299年)，是赵王检阅军队与观赏歌舞之地，古称”武灵丛台”。颜师古《汉书注》称，因楼榭台阁众多而”连聚非一”，故名”丛台”。台上原有天桥、雪洞、花苑、妆阁诸景，结构严谨，装饰美妙，名扬列国。现存古台雄伟壮观，是明清以来的修复建筑，虽已非原貌，但仍不失古典亭榭的独特风格。它是赵都历史的见证，成为古城邯郸的象征。

博伊尼采城堡的历史上可上溯到公元1113年，至16世纪初一直是贵族的活动中心，经多次改建，融合了欧洲多种宫殿、城堡的样式风格，成为游客最喜欢光顾的中欧地区文化遗址之一。