豬年生肖郵票今天首發(fā)， 為你迎接福旺豬年

With the Chinese New Year a month away, China Post issued a set of two special zodiac stamps on Saturday. Featuring the pig for the incoming zodiac sign, each stamp is 2.4 yuan.

隨著農歷新年的到來，中國郵政在星期六發(fā)行了一套兩枚特別的十二生肖郵票。此次以生肖豬為主題，每張郵票為2.4元。

Famous Chinese artist Han Meilin designed the set of stamps. Han was born in Jinan, Shandong Province in 1936 and is most known for his "Fuwa" dolls made for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

生肖豬年郵票邀請我國著名藝術大師韓美林擔綱設計。韓美林在1936年生于山東濟南，她最出名的設計是2008年北京奧運會的吉祥物福娃。

The set comes with two different designs – the pig on the first stamp is simple and charming. It shows its vitality by running, symbolizing the beautiful and good life; the other stamp perfectly embodies the concept of "family," with two big pigs and three little ones appearing at the same time, expressing the best wishes for the family reunion in the New Year.

這套郵票有兩種不同的設計-第一枚郵票上的豬既簡單又迷人。它以奔跑的動態(tài)表現靈動生風的喜感，象征著正在奔向美好的生活。第二枚是首次在一枚生肖郵票中完整體現“全家福”的概念，兩只大豬和三只小豬同時出鏡，表達了對春時節(jié)合家團圓、五福臨門的美好祝福。

According to the official website of China Post, the Beijing Stamp Factory printed the stamps, which depict the spirit of the original zodiac image, using the previous Chinese zodiac stamps technique.

據中國郵政官方網站介紹，北京郵票廠利用以前的十二生肖郵票技術，印制了反映生肖精神的郵票。

On the edge of the stamp, the designer added some Chinese zodiac inscriptions in oracle bones to symbolize the long history of Chinese zodiac culture.

郵票版式一邊飾上設計了十二生肖的甲骨文文字，寓意生肖文化的悠久歷史。

Since 1980, China has issued zodiac stamps for 40 consecutive years. After 40 years of reform and opening-up, the collection of zodiac stamps has a special significance in recording the country’s changes.

1980年以來，中國連續(xù)40年發(fā)行生肖郵票。經過40年的改革開放，十二生肖郵票的收藏對記錄國家的變化有著特殊的意義。