Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts

Thursday, March 14, 2024

China: Writers of Ancient China (Part IV)

 

Stamps:

Writers of Ancient China (Part IV) (full set) - Issued: 08-11-2023


Many thanks to Xu Wei!

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

China: Kites

 

Stamps:

4x Kites (full set) - Issued: 09-09-2023
1x World EXPO 2010 Shanghai China - Issued: 19-12-2007


Many thanks to Xu Wei!

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

China: Leshan Giant Buddha

The Leshan Giant Buddha (Chinese: 乐山大佛) is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang dynasty). It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan Province in China, near the city of Leshan. It is the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world.

 


Stamp:

Leshan Giant Buddha (s/s) - Issued: 28-04-2003


Many thanks to Xu Wei!

Sunday, October 01, 2023

China: Modern Bridge Construction

Stamps:

Modern Bridge Construction (full set of 3) - Issued: 30-06-2023


Stamp:

Modern Bridge Construction m/s - Issued: 30-06-2023

 

Many thanks Xu Wei!

Saturday, August 26, 2023

China: The 100th Anniversary of Northeastern University

Northeastern University (NEU; simplified Chinese: 东北大学) is a Chinese public research university in Shenyang, Liaoning province with strengths in engineering and architecture. It is known for its prominent role in the information technology industry.


 Stamps:

4x  The 100th Anniversary of Northeastern University - Issued: 26-04-2023
1x World EXPO 2010 Shanghai China - Issued: 19-12-2007


Many thanks to Xu Wei!

Friday, July 14, 2023

Spain: The 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with China - Joint Issue w/ China

The stamps of this Joint Issue feature Hengshui Lake in China and Spain's Fuente de Piedra Lagoon.

Cover from China - cancelled on first day of Issue:

Stamps:

2x The 50th Anniversary Of China-Spain Diplomatic Relations (full set) - Issued: 10-05-2023
1x World EXPO 2010 Shanghai China - Issued: 19-12-2007


Many thanks to Xu Wei!

 

Cover from Spain:

Stamps:

The 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with China - Joint Issue with China (full set) - Issued: 10-05-2023


Wednesday, June 07, 2023

China: The 120th Anniversary of Guizhou University (1902 - 2022)

Guizhou University (Chinese: 贵州大学), known as Guida (贵大), is a provincial research university located in suburban Guiyang, capital of Guizhou, China. Founded in 1902, it is the flagship institution of higher learning in Guizhou province. The university was a national key university in the “One Province, One School” project in the Midwest of China. With over 30,000 students, Guizhou University is one of the largest universities in Southwest China and is consistently ranked the best in the province. The university is also included in the Chinese state Double First Class University Plan.

This commemorative cover above was issued in 2022. Additional stamps were added on the cover.

Stamps:

New Year's Greeting Stamps - Issued: 01-11-2006
Environmental Protection - Issued: 01-02-2002
 
 
 
Many thanks to Wei W. Ang!



Wednesday, May 03, 2023

China: 120th Anniversary of the Founding of Shanxi University

Shanxi University (simplified Chinese: 山西大学; SXU) is a public university located in the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China. Shanxi University is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in China. Shanxi University also has been included in the national construction project of world-class universities and disciplines (Double World-class for short). 

 

This commemorative cover above was issued on 8th May 2022. Additional stamps were added on the cover.

Stamps: 

4x Asian Civilizations (from a set of 6) - Issued: 15-05-2020


Many thanls to Wei W. Ang!

Saturday, February 18, 2023

China: Gui Mao Year (Year of the Rabbit)


 Stamps:

 Gui Mao Year (Year of the Rabbit) - Issued: 05-01-2023
Welcoming the Year of the Rabbit & The Five Blessings Arriving together - Issued: 15-11-2022


 
Thanks a lot Xu Wei!

Tuesday, November 01, 2022

China: Animation - Mr. Black (Black Cat Detective)

 

Stamps:

Animation - Mr. Black (full set) - Issued: 03-09-2022

 

Many thanks to Xu Wei!

Wednesday, August 03, 2022

China: Natural World Heritage: South China Karst

 

Stamps:

Natural World Heritage: South China Karst (full set) - Issued: 28-04-2022


Many thanks to Xu Wei!

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

China: A Pavilion and a Castle

The Handan Congtai Pavilion and the Bojnice Castle are both famous historical buildings, the first located in Handan, China and the latter iin Bojnice, Slovakia.

Stamps:

A Pavilion and a Castle - Issued: 12-10-2002

 

Many thanks to Xu Wei!
 

Friday, February 25, 2022

China: The 100th Anniversary of the Harbin Institute of Technology

Harbin Institute of Technology (abbreviation: HIT) is a public research university and a member of China's elite C9 League. HIT is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Double First Class University.  It has three campuses, spanning the country from north to south: the Harbin campus in Heilongjiang Province, the Weihai campus in Shandong Province and the Shenzhen campus in Guangdong Province. HIT is consistently ranked as one of the top universities in the country with a focus on science and engineering. HIT was ranked 6th in the Best Global Universities for Engineering by U.S. News in 2017–2020. HIT is one of the only handful of universities in the world that have designed, built, and launched their own satellites and it excels at missile technology.


Stamp:

4x The 100th Anniversary of the Harbin Institute of Technology  - Issued: 06-06-2020


Many thanks to Xu Wei!

Friday, February 04, 2022

China: Winter Olympic Games 2022 - Beijing, China

 

Stamps: 

Winter Olympic Games 2022 Competition Venue - Beijing, China (full set) - Issued: 23-06-2021



Stamps: 

Winter Olympic Games 2022 Competition Venue - Beijing, China (full set) - Issued: 23-06-2021

 


 Winter Olympic Games 2022 Competition Venue - Beijing, China (m/s) - Issued: 23-06-2021

 

 

Thanks to Xu Wei!



Friday, January 28, 2022

China: The 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Friedrich Engels

 

Stamps:

The 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Friedrich Engels, 1820-1895  - Issued: 28-11-2020

 

Thanks to Xu Wei for this nice Cover!

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

China: "Chinese Dinosaur" personalized minisheet

 


Stamp:
"Chinese Dinosaur" personalized minisheet - Issued: xx.xx.2017


Many thanks to Xu Wei for this Cover!


Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Sunday, September 23, 2018

China: "The 200th Anniversary of Karl Marx (1818-2018) - FDC"

Like Vietnam, also China issued a stamp this year to the 200th Anniversary of Karl Marx. Actually they issued two stamps. One stamp shows Marx himself and the other depicts Marx and Friedrich Engels. Both stamp together with a denomination of 2.4 yuan. The postage is completed with 1.60 yuan as machine cancel. I'm very happy to receive this cover on its first day of issue.


Stamp:
The 200th Anniversary of Karl Marx (1818-2018) (full set) - Issued: 05-05-2018


Many thanks to Xu Wei for this nice Cover!

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

China: 2017 National Games of the People's Republic of China

The 13th National Games of China were held in Tianjin and Luoyang, Henan in August-September 2017. It is the premier sports event in China at national level. Like the Olympic Games, it is usually held once every four years. A total of 341 events in 31 sports were held at the games. On this very nice Cover you can see a minisheet and two stamps showing the mascot of this games called "JinWa".


Stamps:
Sports - The 13th National Games 2017 (m/s) - Issued: 27-08-2017


Many thanks to Jarod Xia for this nice Cover!

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

China: 16th Asian Games Official First Day Cover

The 2010 Asian Games, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990. A total of 9,704 athletes from 45 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 476 events from 42 sports and disciplines (28 Olympic sports and 14 non-Olympic sports). Guangzhou is the third largest Chinese city and the largest city in South Central China. In 2014 the city's administrative area was estimated to have a population of 13,080,500.



Stamps (on the front):
The 16h Anniversary of Asian Games - Guangzhou, China - Issued: 25-12-2009 with matching postmark


The cover arrived with beautiful stamps on the back of the cover, too.

Stamps (on the back):
left:
2x Chinese Dream - People's Happiness (from a set of four) - Issued: 25-07-2015
mid: 
Fruits (from a set of four) - Issued: 15-07-2014
Birds of Prey (from a set of four) - Issued: 23-01-2014
right: 
Writers of Ancient China (from a set of six) - Issued: 04-06-2015
Fruits (from a set of four) - Issued: 15-07-2014


Special thanks to Wong Ling-Chih!