The French post office officially launched in the year of the snake commemorative stamps

According to France " European Times " reported that, in order to meet the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year is coming, the French postal administration in January 4th in its stamp shop " side of the ink chamber " ( Carré d ' Encre ) began selling the Chinese year of the snake commemorative stamps, which is the French postal issue ninth years continuously Chinese zodiac stamps. Chinese Ambassador Kong Quan attended the ceremony. " The Mexican side hall " for Monier Kong Quan ambassador to gift hardcover edition package.
The year of the snake stamps from the travel law Chinese artist Li Zhongyao design, this is the eighth time he presided over the French postal Zodiac stamps design work. Li Zhongyao introduced the design ideas, through research, China in the original dragon mostly taken as to the snake, the nature of the animal, is one of the main sources of Chinese dragon. In ancient Chinese legends snake sometimes is used as a symbol of the emperor, or be deemed to harvest or descendants multiplication, prolong life mascot. China's traditional culture is often regarded as one of their shows snake, dragon or snake is always of curve shape and movement, also reflects the male and female opposition, yin-yang combination of philosophy, also shows a snake in the important position in the Chinese zodiac culture. Li Zhongyao thinks, spring, hibernate snake began to revive, molting, thus beginning the new year. He hoped that the expression of the nature let us also start anew, to give at the European debt crisis of people bring hope for recovery.
The French post office director of the International Department of the Kerrey division of Duhem - dimensional Kohler says, in recent years, the Spring Festival has become a Chinese Lunar New Year stamps issued postal administration important " traditional project ".
MYEX Fujian Asia International Express
2013-01-08