Chinanews.com, Beijing, January 18 (Reporter Pan Xulin) The reporter learned from the China Cultural Center in Fiji on the 18th that the 2023 Year of the Rabbit Zodiac stamps jointly issued by Fiji Post and the China Cultural Center in Fiji were held at the China Cultural Center in Fiji on the 18th local time. A release ceremony is held.
This is the eighth consecutive year since 2016 that Fiji Post and the China Cultural Center in Fiji have jointly issued Zodiac stamps.
From right: Mr. Wang Xuguang, Mr. Colin Sovani Yabak, Dr. Anirudha Bansold, and Han Xiaoyan attended the release ceremony.
Photo by Sang Chin Long
This set of four zodiac stamps for the Year of the Rabbit is inspired by Chinese paper-cutting and combines Chinese zodiac rabbit culture with Fijian national culture.
The frame of the stamp adopts the traditional Fijian masi cloth (masi) pattern, and the hollow decoration of the Chinese zodiac rabbit paper-cut combines the common local hibiscus flowers in Fiji and Chinese peonies. Features of folk culture.
The first day cover uses a real photo of a rabbit as the main body, forming a contrast with the stamp and complementing each other.
According to reports, the designer of this set of stamps for the Year of the Rabbit was recommended by the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism and has rich experience in stamp design.
The stamp designs are rich in the cultural characteristics of China and Fiji, and carry the beautiful meaning of exchanging cultures and deepening friendship.
A local woman shows the first day cover.
Photo by Sang Chin Long
The event organizer also carefully framed the zodiac stamps that the two countries have cooperated over the years and opened them to the public as a permanent exhibition.
Mr. Wang Xuguang, Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Fiji, Mr. Colin Sovani Yabak, Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage and Arts of the Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts of Fiji and Director of the National Archives, Dr. Aniruda Bansold, Executive President of Fiji Post , Han Xiaoyan, director of the Fiji Chinese Cultural Center, and others attended the issuance ceremony of the stamps for the Year of the Rabbit.
At the release ceremony, Han Xiaoyan, director of the China Cultural Center in Fiji, said that the Zodiac stamps jointly issued by China and Fiji have become messengers of the cultures of the two countries, traveling around the world, and each stamp incorporates elements of the cultures of China and Fiji.
Year after year of cooperation between Fiji China Cultural Center and Fiji Post, the people of both sides have become more familiar with and understand each other's cultures.
Dr. Aniruda Bansold, CEO of Fiji Post, expressed his gratitude to the Fiji Chinese Cultural Center for its efficient work, which made the Year of the Rabbit stamp issue event a complete success.
The China Cultural Center in Fiji has brought excellent Chinese culture to Fiji, and is also deeply loved by the Fijian people.
Fiji Post and Fiji China Cultural Center have also promoted the mutual understanding between the two peoples through the cooperation of issuing zodiac stamps.
On the same day, the awarding ceremony of the "Happy Chinese New Year·Year of the Rabbit Paper-cutting Contest" and the opening ceremony of the "Discovering the Beauty of Ice and Snow in China" photography art exhibition were held concurrently.
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