T160, Family planning《计划生育》

Stamp Title: Family planning / Birth Control
Serial number: T160
Values in set: 2
(2-1), Control the Quantity of Population, 20 fen, 30*40 mm
(2-2), Enhance the Quality of People, 50 fen, 30*40 mm
Denomination: 70 fen
Date of issue: April 20, 1991
Designer: Wang Huming
Size of stamps: 30*40 mm
Perforation: 11.5*11
Sheet composition: 50 (10*5)
Printing process: photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

China¡¯s family planning policy combines government guidance with the wishes of the masses. The basic requirements of family planning are late marriages and late childbearing, so as to have fewer but healthier babies, especially one child per couple. But a flexible family planning policy is adopted for rural people and ethnic minorities; in rural areas, couples may have a second baby in exceptional cases, but must wait several years after the birth of the first child. In areas inhabited by minority peoples, each ethnic group may work out different regulations in accordance with its wish, population, natural resources, economy, culture and customs: In general a couple may have a second baby, or a third child in some places. As for ethnic minorities with extremely small populations, a couple may have as many children as they want.

Profound changes have taken place in the people’s viewpoints on marriage, childbearing and the family. Late marriage, late childbearing and fewer but healthier babies are the accepted norms of most people in China. Now the people have a common understanding that there is no difference between a son or a daughter. It has become a custom to set up a small happy, harmonious family, and pursue a scientific and civilized life style. Meanwhile, family planning has helped Chinese women get rid of the burden of frequent childbearing and the heavy family burden after marriage, thus raising women¡¯s status and improving the health of both mothers and children.

T160 计划生育
20分，控制人口数量，2325.45万枚。 a. P10
50分，提高人口素质，1468.2万枚。
发行日期：1991.4.20。影写版。P11.5×11。30mm×40mm。50（10×5）。设计：王虎鸣。印刷：北京邮票厂

人口问题是全球性重大问题。计划生育是中国的基本国策。中国宪法明确规定：国家推行计划生育，使人口的增长同经济和社会发展计划相适应。同时制定和完善了一系列人口政策。经过多年的努力，全国人口生育水平持续下降，人口素质得到提高。到2000年，中国将把人口控制在12.94亿左右。要达到这个目标，必须大力宣传计划生育，使这一基本国策深入人心，以实现第八个五年计划期间全国计划生育工作的奋斗目标。

2-1为“控制人口数量”。邮票的图案是一只红艳艳的苹果，用以比喻大自然和人类自身劳动所创造的物质成果。苹果之中，透出一个狭小的空间，空间中是远近大小不同的张着的嘴。寓意着人口过剩带来的危机。色彩鲜明，构图简练、巧妙。
2-2为“提高人口素质”。图案取纯蓝的心形图案为背景，体现祖国母亲对儿女的深情。一黑一黄两只蝴蝶翩翩起舞，寄托着对未来的美好期待，也使画面既单纯而又不呆板。一只成人的手与一只婴儿的手温柔地握在一起，以示人口素质的提高，须从优生优育抓起。两枚邮票整体构图既有相似之处，又有区别，色彩对比呼应，既艳丽又谐调。风格清新，明快。