Still busy gathering five blessings? Collecting "tiger tickets" is the right way to open the good "tiger" gas in 2022!
Every Chinese New Year, the issuance of zodiac commemorative stamps has become a fixed "ritual" for many countries to share Chinese culture. Of course, this year is no exception, let's take a look at the fancy "tiger tickets" around the world: from "smelling roses" to "New Year painting style", between inches, sending good wishes and blessings.
The United Nations issues a sample stamp for the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Xinhua News Agency
The Year of the Tiger stamp plate issued by the United Nations Postal Administration consists of 10 stamps with a face value of US$1.30 (US$1 is about 6.34 yuan) each, and the entire stamp is priced at US$15.95.
The left half of the stamp is the emblem of the United Nations, and the right half of the stamp is a "Tiger Sniffing Roses" image created by Chinese designer Pan Hu, depicting a fierce tiger wandering in a rose bush.
This is the Year of the Tiger stamp displayed at the chinese lunar year of the tiger zodiac stamp launch ceremony held in Budapest, Hungary, on January 25. Xinhua News Agency (Courtesy of Budapest Chinese Cultural Center)
The Year of the Tiger stamp issued in Hungary was designed by graphic artist Shoyko-Bertaę Agnezh. Each sheetlet is made up of 2 stamps, presenting a pair of soaring tigers connected from end to end.
The stamps are colored in red and yellow, with red symbolizing happiness and contentment and yellow symbolizing prosperity and abundance. The design draws on the composition of Tai Chi in Chinese culture, while also giving the pattern a dynamic beauty.
This is a picture of the 2022 Chinese Lunar Year of the Tiger zodiac stamp provided by New Zealand Post. Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of New Zealand Post)
New Zealand's Year of the Tiger stamps are presented in bright red and green monochrome, depicting Fuwa and tigers, with elements such as yuanbao, lanterns and firecrackers, a strong Chinese New Year painting style. This is the second time that Chinese designer Xu Bingmin has integrated Chinese New Year painting dolls into the design of Zodiac stamps.
"The New Year doll is a symbol of new life, auspiciousness and abundance, while the tiger represents courage and protection. In the Chinese tradition, people like to wear tiger hats, tiger shoes, and embroidered tigers on their clothes. Xu Yimin said.
On January 22, French Chinese artist Chen Jianghong displayed his design of the Commemorative Stamp of the Year of the Tiger in Paris. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing
There are two commemorative stamps of the Year of the Tiger issued by the French Postal Company, designed by French Chinese artist Chen Jianghong. One of the tickets is a majestic sitting tiger on a red background, symbolizing strength; the other is a tiger standing in the distance on a blue background, symbolizing hope. Both stamps have the words "Year of the Tiger" in French and Chinese on their faces.
Workers display the Year of the Tiger zodiac stamps in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, on Jan. 18. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by RenKov)
The Belarusian Year of the Tiger stamp has a tiger motif in the center of the face, and the words "Tiger" and "Year of the Tiger" in Belarus have Chinese in the lower right.
This is the third consecutive year that Belarus has issued a Chinese lunar zodiac stamp. The number of stamps issued is 36,000.
This is a Year of the Tiger zodiac stamp and commemorative coin taken at a post office in Sydney, Australia, on January 13. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Bai Xuefei
The Australian Post Office launched a set of 3 stamps for the Year of the Tiger, with a white background, and the tiger color on each stamp is festive, which contains both traditional Chinese cultural elements such as "Fu" characters, Chinese knots, kumquats, firecrackers and plum blossoms, and integrates cartoon images, which looks cute and cute.
Designer Christie Liu said: "I deliberately designed the tiger image to be interesting and cute, because the NEW CROWN epidemic has lasted for a long time and is frustrating, so I want to design some elements that make people feel excited. ”
Screenshot of Singapore Year of the Tiger stamp video
Singapore issues a pair of Stamps for the Year of the Tiger, with male tigers on the left and female tigers on the right, with the opposite colors.
Singapore's Year of the Tiger stamp designer and illustrator Lim Wanling said that she hopes to use the image of the brave tiger to express her desire to defeat the new crown epidemic.
Screenshot of a Korean Year of the Tiger stamp video
Kim Mi-ho, a staff member of the Korea Postal Business Headquarters, said that in South Korea, the tiger symbolizes bravery and tenacity. I wish you all the best in the new year to be like the tiger creeping in the stamps, work hard and realize your wishes!
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