Seal Characters (pinyin: zhuàn shū), a style of the Chinese calligraphy, are divided into two categories, the greater and the lesser seal characters. The former, deriving from oracle-bone inscriptions, first appeared during the Zhou Dynasty and paved the way for the square-shaped Chinese characters with neat and regular character patterns. According to legend, the Grand [...]
2003-02, Yangliuqing Woodprint New Year Pictures《杨柳青木版年画》 Stamp Title: Yangliuqing Woodprint New Year Pictures Scott No: 3255, 3256, 3257, 3258 Serial number: 2003-2 Values in set: 4 (4-1), Five Boys wrestling for a lotus, 80 fen, 40*30 mm (4-2), Zhong Kui, 80 fen, 30*40 mm (4-3), Stealing the Herb of Immortality, 80 fen, 30*40 [...]
2002-27, Gibbons《长臂猿》 Stamp Title: Gibbons Scott No: 3249, 3250, 3251, 3252 Serial number: 2002-27 Values in set: 4 (4-1), Hylobates lar, 80 fen, 30*40 mm (4-2), Hylobates leucogenys, 80 fen, 30*40 mm (4-3), Hylobates concolor, 80 fen, 30*40 mm (4-4), Hylobates hoolock, 200 fen, 30*40 mm Denomination: 4.40 yuan Date of issue: 7th [...]
2002-25, Construction of Museums《博物馆建设》 Stamp Title: Construction of Museums Scott No: 3243, 3244, 3245, 3246, 3247 Serial number: 2002-25 Values in set: 5 (5-1), Shanxi History Museum, 80 fen, 50*30 mm (5-2), Shanghai Museum, 80 fen, 50*30 mm (5-3), Henan Museum, 80 fen, 50*30 mm (5-4), Tibet Museum, 80 fen, 50*30 mm (5-5), [...]
The Hukou Waterfall , the only cataract on the Yellow River, is located in the bordering area between Jixian County of Shanxi Province and Yichuan County of Shannxi Province. At this point, the bed of the river abruptly turns narrow, forming a shape like a pot mouth (the Chinese for which is "hukou"), hence its [...]