Hongcun,Huangshan City, China

 

Sent 09.Mar.2021

Stamps:

Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun

 

Thanks to WangXiaoxuan From China sent 20/09/2022

    Xidi is another charming ancient village of Yixian County of Anhui Province, which is only 20 kilometers apart from its cousin Hongcun Ancient village and 40 kilometers away from Yellow Mountain (Mt. Huangshan). On November 30th of 2000 when the UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization) held its meeting in Australia, both Xidi Ancient Village and Hongcun Ancient Village were approved to be put on the List of World Cultural Heritage.

Stamps from righ tto left :

• Porcelan jar painted with Phoenix and Peony pattents
  

Country:
    China, People's Republic
Series:
    Cultural Artifacts - The Phoenix

Themes:
    Art | Ceramics
Issued on:
    2017-07-29

• Golden Phoenix
  

Country:
    China, People's Republic
Series:
    Cultural Artifacts - The Phoenix
Themes:
    Art | Golden Objects
Issued on:
    2017-07-29   

• Celadon pot with Phoenix head cover
  

Country:
    China, People's Republic
Series:
    Cultural Artifacts - The Phoenix
Themes:
    Art | Ceramics
Issued on:
    2017-07-29

• Neolithic Jade PhoenixCountry:
  

    China, People's Republic
Series:
    Cultural Artifacts - The Phoenix

Themes:
    Art
Issued on:
    2017-07-29

Jianghan Pass

 

 

Thanks to Wency from China sent 11.10.2015

    Jianghan pass enjoys an architectural style of ancient Greece and Rome.It was the tallest building in Wuhanat that time. It is the outcome of Chinese historical process of the semi-colonial and semi-feudal
, the witness for Hankou's opening as a commercial port, and the monument of the vicissitudes of Wuhan,
exposes great historical and architectural value.

Stamps  from right to left

• Chinese characters
  

Country:
    China, People's Republic
Series:
    New Year's Greeting Stamp
Themes:
    Animals (Fauna) | Chinese New Year | Chinese Zodiac | Mammals | New Year | Tigers | Wild Cats | Zodiac
Issued on:
    2006-11-01

• Aotearoa-Neuseeland

Country:
    China, People's Republic
Series:
    China - New Zealand Joint issue
Themes:
    Joint Issues | Plants (Flora) | Roses
Issued on:
    1997-10-09