China News Service, Hong Kong, September 6th. Hongkong Post announced on the 6th that special stamps and related philatelic products with the theme of "Intangible Cultural Heritage - Hong Kong Chinese Cheongsam Making Skills" will be issued on September 22. This set of stamp products will showcase The historical and cultural value of the craftsmanship of Chinese cheongsam.
According to Hongkong Post, the craftsmanship of Hong Kong Chinese-style cheongsam was included in the "Hong Kong's First List of Intangible Cultural Heritage" and "Hong Kong's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage" in 2014 and 2017, and was included in the fifth batch of "Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage List" in 2021. List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Projects.
Hongkong Post will issue special stamps on "Intangible Cultural Heritage - The Making Skills of Chinese Cheongsam in Hong Kong".
The picture shows the stamp sheetlet and the small edition.
Photo by Hongkong Post
Hongkong Post stated that Chinese-style cheongsam has a long history. Until a large number of wealthy Shanghai businessmen and tailors moved to Hong Kong in the mid-20th century, women's cheongsam in Hong Kong gradually became popular. Influenced by traditional Chinese techniques and Western aesthetics, Hong Kong's unique cheongsam production skills were formed.
According to Hongkong Post, the stamps issued this time consist of a set of 4 stamps, showing several steps in the production of cheongsam, such as tailoring, cutting and sewing; the stamps embedded in the two stamp sheetlets show the sewing skills using sewing machines respectively. And flower button making skills.
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