Stamp Title: Year of Sheep (2003 Gui-wei Year)《癸未年》 Serial number: 2003-1 Values in set: 2 Denomination: 2.80 yuan Date of issue: 5th Jan. 2003 Designer: Wang Huming Size of stamps: 26*31 mm Perforation: 11.5 Sheet composition: 32 Printing process: Photogravure-engraving Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House The year 2003, according to the lunar [...]
2002-26, Kung Fu and Tae Kwon Do ( Joint Issue with South Korea )《武术与跆拳道》 Stamp Title: Kung Fu and Tae Kwon Do ( Joint Issues with South Korea ) Serial number: 2002-26 Values in set: 2 (2-1), Kung Fu, 80 fen, 40*30 mm (2-2), Tae Kwon, 80 fen, 40*30 mm Denomination: 1.60 yuan [...]
Stamp Title: Chinese Pottery of Porcelain - Porcelains from Ruyao Kilns Serial number: 2002-6 Values in set: 4 (4-1), Wine Vessel, from Northern Song Dynasty, 60 fen, 40*30 mm (4-2), Three-legged Basin, from Northern Song Dynasty, 80 fen, 40*30 mm (4-3), Bowl, from Northern Song Dynasty, 80 fen, 40*30 mm (4-4), Dish, from [...]
"The Royal Carriage"is a painting by Yan Liben, an artist from the Tang Dynasty. It depicts Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, receiving Lu Dongtsam, an envoy from the Tibetan regime, who was to accompany Princess Wencheng to Tibet. The painting celebrates the historical event of the marriage of Songtsam Gampo, Head of [...]
A stringed instrument produces tones through the vibrating strings, while the bow is drawn across them, together with the reconating body. It is acknowledged that this class of musical instruments, with a lot of varieties, appeared quite late in the history of musical instruments. Their history in China dates back to the Tang Dynasty, when [...]