China:Year of Xinchou

The year 2021 marks the 100th birthday of the Communist Party of China, and it is also the first year of China marching toward the second centenary goal. Zodiac stamps of the Year of the Ox imply the meaning of "keeping feet on the ground, daring to work hard, pioneering and pushing ahead, staying diligent and dedicated", conveying the people's determination to realize national rejuvenation with the spirit of working hard and solid. China Post will stay true to its original aspiration and keep its mission firmly in mind, strive to serve the people with such "spirits of ox" as willingness, innovation, pioneering, diligence and hardworking. It will speed up to become stronger and bigger, build the "national team" of the postal sector and strive to make new and greater contributions to realize the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.

Issue Description
With the Year of Ox (Year of Xinchou), China Post released a set of two special stamps and a stamp booklet with the issue number of 2021-1.

Since the first set of monkey stamps was unveiled in 1980 (Year of Gengshen), China Post has issued four rounds of 42 sets of zodiac stamps to celebrate the lunar new years in total.

This includes 22 sets of zodiac stamps issued from 1998 (Year of Tiger) to 2019 (Year of Pig) since the return of Hong Kong to the motherland and 20 sets of zodiac stamps issued from 2000 (Year of Dragon) to 2019 (Year of Dog) since the return of Macao.

These zodiac stamps contain rich content and different styles, manifesting the festive mood of the new year as well as people's aesthetic changes in different times.

Stamps
Striving to be Strong (¥1.20)

The first stamp depicts the image of a heroic, powerful, indomitable running bull. The image of the bull, with its four hoofs raised, head up forward, and eyes piercing, symbolizes that Chinese people forge ahead against all difficulties and strive to achieve the great national rejuvenation. Happy Year of the Ox (¥1.20)

The second stamp depicts a heart-warming picture of the deep love between the mommy cow and the baby calf, and extends the best wishes for family prosperity, harmony and reunion to people all over the country.

Souvenir Sheet
The Souvenir Sheet contains 4 stamps (2 x 2) (2 stamps of each design) from the stamp issue with formatted margins.

Minisheets
Each Minisheet contains 6 stamps (3 x 2) (one design) from the stamp issue with formatted margins.