2004-27, Famous pavilions of China《中国名亭》

Stamp Title: Famous pavilions of China
Serial number: 2004-27
Values in set: 4
(4-1), Aiwan pavilion, 80 fen, 30*40 mm
(4-2), Pipa pavilion, 80 fen, 30*40 mm
(4-3), Lan pavilion, 80 fen, 30*40 mm
(4-4), Zuiweng pavilion, 80 fen, 30*40 mm
Denomination: 320 fen
Date of issue: November 6, 2004
Designer: Ru Feng
Size of stamp: 30*40mm
Perforation: 13.5*13
Sheet composition:
16 for Sheet I;
8 for Sheet II(2 sets)
Printing process: Gravure
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House

Pavilions are often built in gardens or by roadsides for passengers to have a rest or appreciate the surrounding scenery. According to historical records, pavilions were first built in China over a thousand years ago. Those famous ones with long history and graceful structure embody rich cultural content and are appreciated for their poetic beauty. In the stamp pictures, the Aiwan (in Chinese means loving evening) Pavilion in Changsha is named after the verse of “I stop the carriage, loving the maple wood in the evening” by Du Mu; the Pipa Pavilion in Jiujiang first built in the Tang Dynasty was so named to commemorate the “Balled of the Pipa” written by Bai Juyi there; the Orchid Pavilion where the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi wrote the famous “Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection” in Shaoxing; the Pavilion of Old Drunkard in Chuzhou was named by Ouyang Xiu, a writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, who wrote the celebrated “The Roadside Hut of the Old Drunkard”.

2004年特种邮票《中国名亭》
国家邮政局2004年11月6日发行《中国名亭》特种邮票1套4枚。
（4-1）T 爱晚亭 80分 1100万枚
（4-2）T 琵琶亭 80分 1020万枚
（4-3）T 兰亭 80分 1020万枚
（4-4）T 醉翁亭 80分 1020万枚
志号：2004-27
邮票规格：30×40毫米
齿孔度数：13.5×13度
整张枚数：版式一为16枚、版式二为8枚（4枚连印）
整张规格：版式一 150×200毫米、版式二 176×116毫米
版式二发行量：75万版
版别：影写版
防伪方式：防伪纸张、防伪油墨、荧光喷码
设计：茹峰（邮票）、郝旭东（边饰）
印制厂：北京邮票厂

中国邮政定于2004年11月6日发行《中国名亭》特种邮票1套4枚。
亭–是我国园林建筑中的重要组成部分，是人们赏园观景休憩之处。我国的亭子建筑风格各异，一些亭子现已成为华夏神州的风景名胜。《中国名亭》第一组邮票将表现湖南长沙的爱晚亭、浙江绍兴的兰亭、江西九江的琵琶亭和安徽滁县的醉翁亭。