The picture shows the ancient city of Jimingshan Yi. Photo by Cui Tao
(Beijing Winter Olympics) The Olympic story hidden in the "living fossil" of Chinese postal culture Zhangjiakou Jimingyi
Zhangjiakou, February 10 (Reporter Cui Tao, Xiao Guangming) "Since Beijing successfully bid for the Olympic Games with Zhangjiakou, more and more people have come to Jimingyi to visit. Fang Zhengsheng, director of the Stamp Exhibition Hall of the Post Office with the Theme of JimingYi Post Office Culture, said.
Jimingyi, formerly known as Jimingshanyi, is located in the northwest of Huailai County, Hebei Province, at the foot of Jiming Mountain in the southeast. Jimingshan Yi was founded in the Yuan Dynasty, is the only one of the nearly 2,000 ancient stations in the country, but also the best preserved, largest and most distinctive station in China, known as the precious Postal Museum, the "living fossil" of Chinese Postal Station Archaeology and Confidential Archaeology.
In the Stamp Exhibition Hall of the Post Office with the Theme of JimingYi Post Office Culture, there are countless precious stamps in the collection. According to Fang Zhengsheng, the stamp exhibition hall was completed in 2018, and there are 7 stamp exhibition halls in the museum, such as the "Ji" character head commemorative stamp museum, the "special" character head special stamp museum, and the "Wen" character stamp hall, which collects and sorts out nearly 10,000 stamps officially issued by the mainland since 1949 with the clue of time, and is a multi-functional exhibition hall integrating exhibition, cultural and creative sales, and popular science education.
In the ancient city of Jimingshanyi, there is a Jimingyi slow delivery post office, which has become a well-known Internet celebrity punching point. Photo by Cui Tao
"The stamps on display include almost all the stamps issued by the mainland related to the Olympic and Winter Olympic Games, a total of 32 groups." Fang Zhengsheng said.
Among these stamps, the reporter saw a set of commemorative stamps of the "Thirteenth Winter Olympic Games", which was issued on February 13, 1980 by the former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to commemorate the first time that the Chinese sports delegation sent a team to participate in the Winter Olympic Games. In addition, there are many sets of Olympic commemorative stamps such as the commemorative stamp of Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games and the commemorative stamp of Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
"The stamps on display also include the commemorative stamp of the first anniversary of China's return to the International Olympic Committee, which has a novel design and a strong national style, similar to the ancient relief rubbings, and the color is mainly dark brown, highlighting the human movement shape." Fang Zhengsheng said.
In addition, there is a Jimingyi Slow Delivery Post Office next to the exhibition hall, which has become a well-known Internet celebrity punching point, and many young people from all over the surrounding area have come here to send a letter for their future selves.
Taking advantage of the Opportunity of the Winter Olympics, many foreign tourists came to Zhangjiakou. "The hosting of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has opened a window for Zhangjiakou to the world, and the story of the Winter Olympics in the stamps will be forever inscribed." Fang Zhengsheng said. (End)