#古籍里的历史#
In the big world, birds and beasts, all living beings, chickens with unique identities and unique charms, sit at the zodiac roundtable. Chickens represent a huge category in the animal kingdom. Early astronomers mingled with the magnificent Fuzhou and designated the Youji as a sunbird.
Chickens, aka Si Chen, Si Chen Bird, are designed to praise chickens for being trustworthy and punctual. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the rooster sings the white of the world, the ancient timer has not yet been invented, and the rooster cries in the morning to report to people the beginning of a new day. It is not only the clock of the household, but also the clock of public life.
During the Warring States period, the famous Hangu Pass, the opening and closing time was subject to the rooster. Meng Weijun, who fled in discouragement, faced the gate closed, worried that the soldiers would chase behind, and there were ventriloquists among the diners, learning to crow, and the chickens chirped, tricking the door to open and close. This story was written into the "Shiji" by Sima Qian and passed on as a familiar classic.
In many traditional folklore, chicken brings people another good word: ji, chicken and ji homophony, compound with the concept of auspicious, then chicken has the symbolic meaning of repelling evil and auspicious.
The Chinese zodiac chicken stamp is a set of two "T" head stamps issued by China Post on January 5, 1993 for (2-1)T Rooster Announcement (2-2)T Four Seasons Auspicious Paper Cutting Lunar New Year New Year Festival, the name of the journal is 1995-1T, the face value is 20 and 50 points respectively, using photocopy printing, the material is white newspaper, the specification size is 26 mm× 31 mm, the anti-counterfeiting method is blue anti-counterfeiting fiber paper, anti-counterfeiting fluorescent ink, special-shaped tooth hole, colorless fluorescent ink, microtext.
This set of "Year of the Lu You" stamps is the second in the second round of Chinese zodiac stamps issued by the People's Republic of China. The design form of the main picture of the stamp "chicken" was originally used as paper-cutting, and the author showed the vivid and endearing demeanor of the "chicken" in the lines one by one, which is the enduring charm of the mainland folk paper-cutting art.
2-1 is a 20-cent "Rooster Announcement" stamp. On the ticket, a rooster with its wings held high symbolizes the motherland soaring in the new era.
2-2 is a "Four Seasons Auspicious" stamp with a face value of 50 cents. Taking the mainland seal book "chicken" as the main scene, in the processing of shapes and lines, boldly use the comprehensive techniques such as exaggeration, deformation, and displacement in the art of paper-cutting. The upper part next to "Xi" is exaggerated, flattened and gently oblique, and maintains harmony and balance with the excessive oblique pen and undulating border next to the "bird". The middle is square and slightly contracted, so that the left side forms a lively and flexible situation, while the shape next to the 'bird' on the right is mainly stable and dignified, and the two parts are closely combined with a connecting pen to form the artistic effect of the whole glyph living without floating, stable and not stagnant. The picture is surrounded by peonies, lotuses, chrysanthemums, and plum blossoms, symbolizing auspicious seasons and peace in the years. The whole set of stamps is designed to be red and warm, full of strong local atmosphere.
Based on the origin of the second round of Chinese zodiac stamps and zodiac culture, the "Second Round of Zodiac Stamps" has a novel design and a large amount of information, which is intended to taste the impact of the ancient zodiac on human destiny, reflecting the enthusiasm, full creative spirit and yearning for a better life of successive generations of folk artists, and has great gift significance and treasure value.