J116, 20th Anniv. of Founding of Tibet Autonomous Region《西藏自治区成立二十周年》

Stamp Title: 20th Anniv. of Founding of Tibet Autonomous Region
Serial number: J116
Values in set: 3
(3-1), Flourishing Tibet, 8 fen, 30*40 mm
(3-2), Festivity, 10 fen, 30*40 mm
(3-3), Foison, 20 fen, 30*40 mm
Date of issue: Sepember 1, 1985
Denomination: 38 fen
Designers: Zhu Tao, Gao Feng
Size of stamps: 30*40mm
Perforation: 11.5*11
Sheet composition: 50 (10*5)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

The Tibet Autonomous Region, perched on the southwest Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is a southwestern frontier region in china. At an average altitude of 4,000 metres, Tibet is the world’s largest and highest plateau known as the ‘Roof of the World’. The world’s largest canyon the Yalung Zangbo Canyou, is in Tibet. In the mid-7th century, Songtsan Gambo established the unified Tubo dynasty and befriended the Tang Dynasty by marrying Princess Wencheng in 641 AD. In the mid-13th century, Tibet was incorporated as an administrative region of the Yuan Dynasty. Peaceful liberation came in 1951, and serfdom was abolished during the Democratic Reform of 1959. The Tibet Autonomous Region was officially established in 1965.
Breathtaking is hardly an adequate word for Tibet’s landscape, which consists of snow-capped mountains of astonishing heights,primitive forests, vast steppes, mighty rivers, the world’s highest lakes, and exotic wildlife and plants. Tibetans, who make up upwards of 90 percent of the local population, are born singers and dancers with a splendid civilization. Buddhist art thrives, and among the region’s 2,700 temples are such famous ones as the Potala Palace, the Norbulinka Palace, the Jokhong Temple, and the Tashilhunpo Monastery.

J116 西藏自治区成立二十周年

发行日期：1985.9.1。 影写版。P11.5*11。 30mm*40mm。 50(10*5)。[G]。
诸韬、高烽。 印刷：北京邮票厂。

本组邮票采用藏族人民喜爱的古老画种——藏画（唐卡），以雪山、草原、布达拉宫为背景，主图采用藏族人民喜庆丰收的场面，描绘了西藏人民兴旺发展的景象。

在3-1“兴旺”和3-3“丰收”两枚邮票上，人物背景衬以富有西藏民族特色的环形铜雕，外圈夹杂着“格桑梅朵”（西藏的幸福花）和雍容富丽的牡丹花，下方左右两侧都有飞舞着的洁白哈达。3-1中的主体人物是位高大健壮的藏族男青年。他背挎猎枪，手牵白色的骏马，满脸欢笑，威武雄壮。两侧是手捧藏族食品 的美丽姑娘，身姿婀娜，长发迷人。牧民的脚旁是温顺的绵羊和通灵的猎狗。主图后面衬以高入苍穹的雪山和广阔无垠的草原。整幅图案表现了西藏畜牧业的繁荣兴旺。3-3的主体人物是手捧青稞的藏族姑娘，充满丰收的喜悦。两侧是手持藏族乐器、载歌载舞的藏族老汉。主图的背景是蓝天、雪山和农田，色调温暖热烈。
3-2为“欢庆”，是这套邮票的中心。主图描绘了以藏族人民为主体，和自治区内其它少数民族门巴、咯巴、夏尔巴人民载歌载舞，团结欢庆的场面。主图呈圆形，底色为黄色，象征着哺育万物的太阳。主图正中为象征喜庆和丰收的酥灯和青稞，四周饰以象征吉祥如 意的哈达和吉祥花，盛放喜庆之物的底座呈大红色，上 面有“1965-1985”字样，表示自治区已经走过二十年的光辉历程。周围环绕着姿态各异、欢呼喜庆的各族人民。他们身穿节日的盛装，载歌载舞，欢庆节日，赞美幸福生活，气氛奔放热烈。整个中心图案的设计颇有壁画的艺术效果。背景衬以雄伟的布达拉宫。色彩纷呈的气球飞向高高的天空，布达拉宫周围一片灿烂辉煌，把节日的气氛渲染得十分充分。