Do you know which stamp has the most concentrated concentration of Luoyang elements? In addition to peonies, what kind of flowers have been stamped in Luoyang? Yesterday, the reporter interviewed a number of experts of the City Philatelic Association and listened to them talk in detail about the Luoyang style objects that were listed on the "national business card".
Stamps of "Mountains and Rivers"
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > stamp of "Shan Lan He Luo", which collects many Luoyang elements</h1>
"This is a stamp with the most concentrated elements of Luoyang, showing many ancient and modern buildings and landscapes of mountains and rivers in Luoyang." Jia Baoyuan, a senior philatelic expert in our city, took out a thick stack of extreme postcards, which is a combination of stamps, postcards and postmarks.
The stamp in Jia Baoyuan's mouth is the seventh stamp of the Yellow River issued by China Post on August 23, 2015, "Shan Lan He Luo". The stamp face shows the landscape of the Heluo area at the confluence of the Yellow River and the Luo River. Jia Baoyuan found that this small stamp actually included 6 iconic elements of Luoyang, such as the Yellow River, Xiaolangdi Scenic Area, Yellow River Highway Bridge, Luoyang City, Longmen Grottoes, and White Horse Temple.
Pointing to the stamp, Jia Baoyuan said: "First of all, the yellow river, the dam above the stamp is the Sanmenxia Dam, and the dam in the upper right corner is the Xiaolangdi Dam." In addition, the stamp also has the Yellow River Xiaolangdi Water Conservancy Hub Project, Huanglu Mountain, Zhangling Wharf, Wanshan Lake, Yellow River Wetland Nature Reserve and other landscapes. Also related to the Yellow River on the stamp is the Luoyang Yellow River Highway Bridge, which belongs to The North Bank of the Bridge belongs to Jili District and the South Bank belongs to Huimeng Town, Mengjin County, with a total length of 3428.9 meters. The bridge was approved by the State Council and opened to traffic on January 2, 1977. ”
"The urban area between the mountains and rivers is luoyang downtown, and the most obvious sign you can see is the TV tower." Jia Baoyuan said that the bridge on the Luo River is the Wangcheng Bridge.
Also notable on this stamp are the Longmen Grottoes and the White Horse Temple. On the stamp is the entire Longmen Xishan Grottoes, on the stamp pattern, in addition to the Fengxian Temple Cliff group carvings, careful identification, you can also see the Lotus Cave, the Old Dragon Cave, the Fire Cave, the Huangfu Gong Grotto, the Jinan Cave, and the Longmen Manshui Bridge across the Yi River.
Jia Baoyuan said that the building at the bottom right of the stamp is the White Horse Temple, and like the "Longmen Mountain Color", the "Horse Temple Bell" is also one of the eight major scenic spots in Luoyang. It is worth mentioning that in addition to the mountain gate of the White Horse Temple, which has been postage stamped many times in the past, the "Second Hall" and "Three Pavilions" of the White Horse Temple can also be seen on the stamp this time, namely the Hall of the Heavenly King, the Hall of the Great Buddha, as well as the Pilu Pavilion, the Dharma Treasure Pavilion, and the Scripture Cabinet.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the yellow river governance, reflecting the country's development and progress</h1>
On December 30, 1957, the stamp "Harnessing the Yellow River" stamp, the first one is the "Yellow River Comprehensive Utilization Phase I Project and Long-term Schematic Map", the stamp uses the way of depicting the topographic map, the entire Yellow River Basin is placed in it, very three-dimensional, reflecting the scale of the Yellow River treatment project. The rest of the stamps show some scenes of the treatment of the Yellow River, such as "electricity", "shipping", "irrigation" and so on.
On June 8, 2002, China Post issued a set of 4 special stamps and 1 miniature sheet of the "Yellow River Water Conservancy and Hydropower Project", of which the small sheet is "Xiaolangdi Water Conservancy Hub". Through this stamp, Jia Baoyuan learned a lot about Xiaolangdi and produced more than 40 kinds of extreme postcards, showing the majesty of the Xiaolangdi Water Conservancy Hub Project from different periods and different angles.
"Little Wave Bottom Water Conservancy Hub" small Zhang
"The Xiaolangdi Water Conservancy Hub Project is a key project for harnessing and developing the Yellow River." Jia Baoyuan said: The Xiaolangdi water conservancy hub spans the two cities of Luoyang and Jiyuan, with the south bank in Xiaolangdi Village, Mengjin County, Luoyang City, and the north bank in The territory of Xiaolangdi Village, Potou Town, Jiyuan City. After the completion of the main project of the Xiaolangdi Water Conservancy Hub, Xiaolangdi Village was flooded.
The mountain where the dam body is located on the stamp is Xiaolangshan Mountain, and below it is xiaolangdi reservoir, followed by the main project dam of Xiaolangdi Water Conservancy Hub and the mountain of inlet and outlet.
Stamps of "Henan Begonias"
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > begonias and palace lamps, and has also been on the "square inch"</h1>
Shen Chao, director of the Municipal Philatelic Association, said that on March 25, 2018, China Post issued a set of 4 special stamps of "Begonia Flowers", of which the third "Henan Begonia" stamp was in Song County, our city. The begonia pattern on this stamp is based on a wild Henan begonia specimen collected by Wang Suiyi, a teacher at Henan Agricultural College (now Henan Agricultural University) in June 1963, at the Longchiman National Nature Reserve in Songxian County.
Begonia is a plant endemic to China, and there are records of cultivation in the literature of the pre-Qin period. In ancient times, begonias and magnolia flowers were often planted together, taking the meaning of "yutang rich". Wild Henan begonias can often be seen in the hilly areas and shallow mountains of Song County, which are locally known as "Muhu Pear" and "Large-leaved Hawthorn".
Shen Chao introduced that on March 25, 2018, with the consent of China Post Group Corporation, the launch ceremony of the special stamp "Begonia Flower" was held in Song County.
On February 19, 1981, in order to celebrate the Lantern Festival, China issued a special stamp of "Palace Lights". This set of 6 stamps shows six kinds of palace lamps, namely flower basket lamp, dragon ball lamp, dragon phoenix lamp, treasure pot lamp, grass flower lamp and peony lamp. Among them, the peony lamp in the picture of the sixth stamp "Peony Lamp", the rosewood skeleton is inlaid with glass, and the glass is painted with fish and insects, which is exquisitely shaped, like a blooming peony. (Luoyang Evening News reporter Li Lijin text/photo)