YEAR OF THE TIGER

The Chinese Lunar New Year is celebrated around the world. On Feb 15, the China Culture Center in Fiji and Post Fiji jointly issued a set of the Year of the Tiger stamps and first-day covers to mark cultural exchanges between the two countries. The set includes four stamps that depict a cartoon tiger and distinctive tropical landscapes and cultural features of Fiji.

The stamps were designed by Zhong Feng from Qingdao, Shandong province, who drew inspiration from animated, colorful patterns on cloth tiger toys, a unique local handicraft.

YEAR OF THE OX

Collin Yabaki, director of Fiji’s Heritage and Arts Department, and Anirudha Bansod, chief executive officer of Post Fiji, congratulated the successful launch of the Year of Ox stamps, saying that such a stamp launch is a great way to get in touch with Fiji’s communities and this will help strengthen the friendship between the peoples of the two countries.

Bian Jiang, the designer of the Year of Ox stamps, the backgrounds of the ox stamps are set in village, beach, cultural characteristics of Fiji and China-Fiji friendship. Through the combination of strength and warmth, they depict vigorous oxen with the unique scenery of Fiji and interprets ox’s dedication to economy and its outstanding merits, intelligence & reliability.

YEAR OF THE RAT

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YEAR OF THE RAT

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