Following an interesting co-operation between Åland Post and Postage Stamp Printing Bureau of China Post Group it is now time for the issue of the miniature sheet featuring Åland sheep.

For several years, well-known stamp engraver Martin Mörck has instructed Chinese youth in the time-consuming craft of producing an engraved stamp. Initiated by Åland Post, the final exam for the trainees was the participation in a design competition designated to produce two hand-engraved, steel-printed stamp motifs for a miniature sheet featuring the species Åland sheep. (read more)

published November 18th, 2014

Though raptors, also known as birds of prey, occupy the top of the food chain, the wild carnivorous birds are now all under the key protection of the state in China. This stamp set shows four diurnal raptors in Falconiformes, namely Aquila heliaca, Circus cyaneus, Accipiter gentilis, and Falco tinnunculus.

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published February 28th, 2014

According to Chinese lunar calendar, 2014 is considered Jia-Wu Year or the Year of the Horse. Horse is famous for its robustness and speed, and has played a significant role in production and social life throughout human history.

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published January 10th, 2014

The horse is the seventh animal in the Chinese lunar calendar, and is renowned for its loyalty, diligence and free spirit. Those born in the Year of the Horse are thought to be energetic, intelligent and often physically strong, and they like to live in quiet, peaceful environments.

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published December 10th, 2013

Literary style in feudal China varied from dynasty to dynasty. Cifu, or fu, (sentimental or descriptive composition, often rhymed) was the most representative literary form of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.).

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published November 8th, 2013

Nanhua Temple is situated in the Qujiang District of Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province. With a history dating back to 502, the first year of the Tianjian era of Emperor Wu of the Liang during the Southern Dynasties, it used to be where Master Huineng (638-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Zen (Chan) Buddhism,

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published October 27th, 2013

Yangtze River (usually referred to as Jiangnan). Built in 1559, the 38th year of Jiajing Reign of Ming Dynasty, Yuyuan Garden is originally designed for its owner—Pan Yunduan’s aging father to enjoy his old age.

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published October 19th, 2013

The decision to release a joint issue between Sweden Post and China Post was made several years ago. The goal from the start was to issue the stamp in conjunction with the opening of the large stamp fair in Beijing on September 27.

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published October 13th, 2013

A kind of small-sized deciduous arbors that belongs to the rose family (Rosaceae), peach flowers, native to China, are one type of the most ancient famous flowers, grown in most areas of the country.

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published October 7th, 2013

Cloisonné enamel, also known as Jing Tai Lan in China, was reportedly introduced into China from Arab areas during the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368)

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published September 28th, 2013

The Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (The Central Party School) is the highest institution of learning charged with the task of training senior and middle-ranking leading cadres of the Party and fostering Marxist theoretical cadres.

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published September 16th, 2013