Chinese Postage Stamps Collection

(1-1), 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, 20 fen, 30*40mm Stamp Title: 14th National Congress of Communist Party of China《中国共产党第十四次全国代表大会》 Serial number: 1992-13 Values in set: 1 Date of issue: October 12, 1992 Designers: Lei Hanlin Size: 30*40mm Perforation: 11.5 Sheet composition: 50 Printing process: gravure From 12 to 18 [...]

Mazu, originally called Lin Mo, was born in AD 960. Many stories of her saving fishermen and merchant boats spread in the public. Fishermen say that she is still flying above the sea, making her presence to bless and protect ships and save sea perils. According to statistics, there are 1,561 temples of Mazu all [...]

In the last ten-day period of September of 1972, the Prime Minister of Japan visited China upon invitation from Premier Zhou Enlai. The Chinese and Japanese Governments issued a joint statement to officially establish diplomatic relations and terminate the abnormal status of relations between the two countries. The Ministry of Post and Telecommunication has issued [...]

Dunhuang (located at present west to Dunhuang County of Gansu Province) was a vital communication line from China to the Middle Asia and Europe in ancient times. There are a lot of art treasures such as mural paintings and sculptures from 4th century to 14th century left in Mogao Cave (Cave of a Thousand Buddhas). [...]

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong at the turnover of Yuan and Ming dynasties, is a literary masterpiece of ancient China. It consists of 120 chapters, describing the conflicts and struggles among different dictatorial groups at the end of eastern Han years and during the Warring States periods. The stories in this [...]