Between the square inches, the heavens and the earth are infinite, and the ancient city has repeatedly been listed as the "national business card"

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Xinhua Network Zhengzhou, July 13 -- Between the square inches, it is infinite heaven and earth and infinite charm. Stamps are known as national business cards, and the ancient city of Anyang has repeatedly been awarded the "National Business Card" in the country.

On July 13 this year, in order to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the success of Yin Ruins' "application for heritage" and to spread the civilization and excellent culture of Yin Merchants through national business cards, China Post issued a set of 3 special stamps of "Yin Ruins".

"Yin Ruins" special stamp set of 3 pieces, designed by China's famous stamp designer Wang Huming. The stamp name "Yin Ruins" is presented for the first time in oracle bone calligraphy, and the contents of the stamps show the oracle bones, bronzes and jades excavated from the Yin Ruins in the form of three consecutive prints, of which the two stamps of oracle bones and jade are engraved in the printing process, which is the first time in the theme of oracle bones and jade.

The anyang Yin Ruins are the first documented shang dynasty capital city site in Chinese history and confirmed by oracle bones and archaeological excavations, and the discovery and excavation of Yin Ruins has been rated as the first of the 100 major archaeological discoveries in China in the 20th century. On 13 July 2006, Yin Ruins was successfully inscribed on the World Heritage List.

Anyang's earliest "National Business Card" was the "ShiQuan • Shang Dynasty Musical Instruments" stamp in the Special No. 9 "Great Motherland (Group Five) Ancient Cultural Relics" issued in 1954, with a face value of 800 yuan at that time, equivalent to the current RMB 0.08. This set of stamps is the first set of ancient cultural relics stamps issued in China, a total of 4 stamps. The stamps respectively selected four ancient cultural relics of China's Neolithic faience pots, Shang Dynasty stone pots, Western Zhou's Yu Jizi white plate, and Warring States lacquer feathers. Among them, the tiger-patterned stone in Anyang was excavated from the Yin Ruins site and is the earliest percussion instrument in China.

The second set of Stamps with anyang theme was the "Simu Pengding" and "Ya Yao" stamps in the Special No. 63 "Yin Dynasty Bronze Ware" issued in 1964. "Yin Dynasty Bronze Ware" is the first set of thematic bronze stamps issued in China, this set of stamps a total of 8 stamps, including two bronzes excavated from the Yin Ruins in Anyang, of which Simu Peng Da Fang Ding is the largest and heaviest ancient bronze in the world that has been discovered.

The world-famous Hongqi Canal is the third set of Anyang-themed stamps issued. This set of 4 stamps of "Hongqi Canal" issued in 1972 no. 49-52 includes "Yugong Moving Mountain", "Youth Cave", "Taoyuan Bridge" and "Heavenly River on Earth". The first stamp in this set is "Yugong Moving Mountains", which embodies the spirit of hard work and overcoming difficulties of the people of Linzhou. The last 3 stamps reflect the main part of the Hongqi Canal Project.

In 2012, China Post issued the 2012-16 National Museum stamps and appeared "Simu Pengding".

Anyang has been honored as a "National Business Card" several times, and there is a tantalizing story behind each stamp, each stamp is a beautiful work of art, and each stamp is the voice that conveys the beauty of Anyang.