CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Lovely wild animals, magnificent landscape paintings and rocky karst landscapes all come together in the stamps. Recently, the 42nd National Best Stamp Selection Awards Ceremony was held in Chongqing, and the philatelic exhibition "Chongqing on Stamps" was carried out simultaneously.

At the awards ceremony, five sets of stamps were selected from the many outstanding works across the country. The five sets of stamps, “The 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party”, “This land so rich in beauty”, “Five Oxen”, “Wildlife Under Special State Protection (I Grade) (III)” and “Wildlife Under Special State Protection (I Grade) (III)” won the Best Stamp Award, the Excellent Stamp Award (2 sets), the Best Design Award and the Best Printing Award respectively. Nine institutions, including Shanghai Philatelic Association, Jiangsu Philatelic Association, Shandong Philatelic Association, Henan Philatelic Association, Hubei Philatelic Association, Hunan Philatelic Association, Guangdong Philatelic Association, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Philatelic Association and Chongqing Philatelic Association, won the Organization Award for the 42nd National Best Stamp Selection.

At the scene, the philatelic exhibition "Chongqing on Stamps" was launched simultaneously, comprising eight chapters, including "Beautiful Chongqing", "Chongqing the Bridge City", "Prominent Figures", "Colorful Legacy" and "The Magnificent Three Gorges". The exhibition is presented in an innovative hollowed-out way, and the magnified exquisite patterns make the visitors lose themselves in the mountains, water, people and city of Chongqing. (Translated by Hu Chuanmin, Fathom Language Limited)