2001-7, Scott 3098-102 Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio---One of China's Famous Classical Literary Works(First Group)
(4-1), Ying Ning, 40 fen, 38*50mm
(4-2), A Bao, 80 fen, 38*50mm
(4-3), Mask of Evildoer, 80 fen, 38*50mm
(4-4), Stealing Peach, 280 fen, 38*50mm
Technical details
Scott No: 3098-102Serial number: 2001-7
Values in set: 4
Souvenir sheet: 1
Denomination: 5.00 yuan
Denomination of S/S: 8.00 yuan
Date of issue: 21st April 2001
Designer: Chen Quansheng
Size of stamps: 38*50mm
Size of S/S: 144*85mm
Size of S/S stamp: 90*60mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet compositiom: 24
Printing process: gravure
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House
Themes: Culture, Literature,
Background
These strange stories by Pu Songling are rich in imagination. The language, both tasteful and vulgar, is vivid and free and easy. While talking about ghosts, these stories criticize the harsh ways of the society and eulogize the noble moral characters in order to educate the people. Of them, the masterpiece" Taoist Priest from Laoshan" tells a person who loves ease and hates works. Wishing to succeed by luck, he comes to Lanshan to learn skills but fails. Reading the story people do not know whether to laugh or cry. But from it people draw inspirations. In the past several hundred years, the book has spread widely.State Post Bureau issued a set of four special stamps under the title"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio,One of China's Famous Classical Literary Works(First Group)"on Aprial 21,2001.Their combined face value is five yuan and titles are "Ying Ning","A Bao","Mask of an Evildoer"and "Stealing Peach".At eht same time,a souvenir sheet was issued under the title"Taoist Priest from Laoshan"with a face value of eight yuan.
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