tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78312213685343520492024-03-05T15:09:48.619-08:00Ivanov T.C. Tsang's post officeSometimes philately are not only collecting stamps, but also gaining friendship from the four corners of the world.
Every time when you got a mail from your postbox, what you get is more than a piece of mail, but a piece of very best regards from your friend thousands of miles away.Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-77151893982775694442010-07-27T23:10:00.000-07:002010-07-27T23:18:32.963-07:00FDC - 100th anniversary of Canadian Girl Guides<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAKsoKMw-KAzt_hnEB2K-CTY8vWKsUd0H7pH-KhZDEUj5ViRCbmduX5wSNJ0AtYCwR7Uo13iNWdNKdwX3rA6E5AVtw5NypSgwUfhz5XRPpsEZ1jihsuTatTCmguhhSsvFKgg0veyR4Bo/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAKsoKMw-KAzt_hnEB2K-CTY8vWKsUd0H7pH-KhZDEUj5ViRCbmduX5wSNJ0AtYCwR7Uo13iNWdNKdwX3rA6E5AVtw5NypSgwUfhz5XRPpsEZ1jihsuTatTCmguhhSsvFKgg0veyR4Bo/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498836130621738386" border="0" /></a><br />Since 1910, Girl Guides of Canada has been a trailblazing movement advocating for girl and women, providing them with opportunities to discover new interests and develop leader skills. One hundred years agi, the first Canadian Guiding unit was formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, and today there are units in every province and territory.<br /><br />Throughout its history, Guiding has prepared girls to meet challenges they face through a variety of activities including camping and outdoor advanture. Today, girls can learn about global and cultural awareness, career ecploration, science and technology, and the arts. They work on environmental projects and explore important issues, such as cyber-bullying, self- esteem and body image. Trough these activities, they develop the skills needed to speak out and take action on issues that are important to them. Guiding enables girls to be confident, courageous and resourceful , and to make a difference in the worldIvanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-61362755583077119012010-07-25T02:45:00.000-07:002010-07-25T02:52:03.267-07:00China- Interrelated Locality Cover (2010-18J) and FDC - China Maritime Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6KKrjwHQNB8pznqjLeHzfI9VR_prJHzVfooWBeHYLEq8NV6RLFtSXKM12yCly6LKwSr8FeuxPaNJ4t303I03CDbNE-YCZjgT3k8PMcSSCS_o8DtK6B1uToTszLVB6MOPVYpoGosCWYA/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6KKrjwHQNB8pznqjLeHzfI9VR_prJHzVfooWBeHYLEq8NV6RLFtSXKM12yCly6LKwSr8FeuxPaNJ4t303I03CDbNE-YCZjgT3k8PMcSSCS_o8DtK6B1uToTszLVB6MOPVYpoGosCWYA/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497778075040248850" border="0" /></a><br />Interrelated Locality Cover , sent from Liuhe, Taicang, Jiangsu Province.<br /><br />With the envelope used at The Office to commemorate Zheng He at Taicang City.<br /><br /><b>Zheng He</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters" title="Simplified Chinese characters">simplified Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hans" lang="zh-Hans">郑和</span>; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">traditional Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh-Hant" lang="zh-Hant">鄭和</span>; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <em>Zhèng Hé</em>; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wade-Giles" title="Wade-Giles" class="mw-redirect">Wade-Giles</a>: Cheng Ho; Birth name: 馬和 Ma He. Also known as: 馬三寶 / 马三宝; pinyin: <em>Mǎ Sānbǎo</em>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_Language" title="Arabic Language" class="mw-redirect">Arabic</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a> name: حاجی محمود شمس <i>Hajji Mahmud Shams</i>) (1371–1435), was a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hui_people" title="Hui people">Hui</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" title="China">Chinese</a> mariner, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration" title="Exploration">explorer</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomat" title="Diplomat">diplomat</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_admiral" title="Fleet admiral" class="mw-redirect">fleet admiral</a>, who commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Africa, collectively referred to as the travels of "Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean" (Chinese: <a href="http://www.qsn365.com/qsn365/articles/11260" class="external text" rel="nofollow">三保太監下西洋</a>) or "Zheng He to the Western Ocean", from 1405 to 1433.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaeUu46PfL_4SmVZu6psR8OYF4JeKOKdCxzUshiXbvqzpZ0qfC9ze6Qdy62PkVN-pV-U-UwOFk6WkFZksDRox-90V6ETA9Q21Cttanjb-I8rj6WyEWfnael2eUhRk8cN6qN1VH4QnCMg/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaeUu46PfL_4SmVZu6psR8OYF4JeKOKdCxzUshiXbvqzpZ0qfC9ze6Qdy62PkVN-pV-U-UwOFk6WkFZksDRox-90V6ETA9Q21Cttanjb-I8rj6WyEWfnael2eUhRk8cN6qN1VH4QnCMg/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497778057809776850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioffi08-cpPvMYpuKII5TU6J6eBg9GV7udkjjB2be9xhRBHptjBgUCYBVbXueATi5xwlFks6S4wOgo6YT3MzWXSGBhLsgyn84PNb61NVypv2lB8HxzAfCfDX3U9WCAW0hO9GueSO3l-ZE/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioffi08-cpPvMYpuKII5TU6J6eBg9GV7udkjjB2be9xhRBHptjBgUCYBVbXueATi5xwlFks6S4wOgo6YT3MzWXSGBhLsgyn84PNb61NVypv2lB8HxzAfCfDX3U9WCAW0hO9GueSO3l-ZE/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497778058531979474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />FDC sent from the heart of China, Zhongnanhai, where the office of headquarters for Chinese Communist Party and the state Council of P.R ChinaIvanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-44483204343278706992010-07-25T02:43:00.001-07:002010-07-25T02:45:07.754-07:00Aerogramme - Malayasia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVG3ZLkhyphenhyphenQK4PFZvj9vgjT9oymfB3SdaH9_mllBZIwt25j7L0o-my-XpnrCJy3KpyMGUQFlIXxkYRYqWc4-V5XVid94IUBLwN4lKmTQwLDZUw7elUaCujtJnaO7jFOzlSTdKzFrZO9t2w/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVG3ZLkhyphenhyphenQK4PFZvj9vgjT9oymfB3SdaH9_mllBZIwt25j7L0o-my-XpnrCJy3KpyMGUQFlIXxkYRYqWc4-V5XVid94IUBLwN4lKmTQwLDZUw7elUaCujtJnaO7jFOzlSTdKzFrZO9t2w/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497777487122963522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWEmRlcGmjLvpuSdUJUhmEGBTiskVIqfrEqhP1cnTvu-JfN15JEYbVuo7pH8PU41z1Fn5Qsdn9V6PQPwmhBcBa9fCMG5aBwiIADv48x5TgGaQm_J3QapgUImab-piox309HZn39iuVqg/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWEmRlcGmjLvpuSdUJUhmEGBTiskVIqfrEqhP1cnTvu-JfN15JEYbVuo7pH8PU41z1Fn5Qsdn9V6PQPwmhBcBa9fCMG5aBwiIADv48x5TgGaQm_J3QapgUImab-piox309HZn39iuVqg/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497777481604906962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qU9PO_a0QsACL2g3VU2HiK_exUm61_SFdT6ByeaiIAc1BkMexGufQNrTmECNnNVagWZtKzrJXi08lp0k9gwyhvXx8ciiTrda6aZ6sWXqHZjSn34Zw95ro1AjkE5sP0r9Y31Kmymf1CU/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0095.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qU9PO_a0QsACL2g3VU2HiK_exUm61_SFdT6ByeaiIAc1BkMexGufQNrTmECNnNVagWZtKzrJXi08lp0k9gwyhvXx8ciiTrda6aZ6sWXqHZjSn34Zw95ro1AjkE5sP0r9Y31Kmymf1CU/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497777470167268450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDM_1aBZ3eKUntEShHMl2jSlA6meLV4bmpZrVpcbVy2alwhUcb9FMNe3gWCwyB84hJgdJBfAkJ79SKXsSBJIdWu8NbhA8t63o_-RX6Gg2kyC33X33TsM-s47r5LigFHZlniaX4IUAxKj0/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDM_1aBZ3eKUntEShHMl2jSlA6meLV4bmpZrVpcbVy2alwhUcb9FMNe3gWCwyB84hJgdJBfAkJ79SKXsSBJIdWu8NbhA8t63o_-RX6Gg2kyC33X33TsM-s47r5LigFHZlniaX4IUAxKj0/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497777461464528946" border="0" /></a><br />Sender of this 2 aerogramme, please contact me : vacheltsang@hotmail.comIvanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-74132682542982987152010-07-25T02:38:00.000-07:002010-07-25T02:42:45.412-07:00Postcard - Croatia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEfpnTglygglbiScBh5aPBXzm8WaYmMzRcOfJZaE36BrlrNkqLUuEB0PHenjHapPLFOpWe2BjKF7-cZ9AwMMSKs0MJVIinMc-HKOkMIcgxprhIBHeVEzeXq1iEF7bpxFlY3-hICAooZk/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEfpnTglygglbiScBh5aPBXzm8WaYmMzRcOfJZaE36BrlrNkqLUuEB0PHenjHapPLFOpWe2BjKF7-cZ9AwMMSKs0MJVIinMc-HKOkMIcgxprhIBHeVEzeXq1iEF7bpxFlY3-hICAooZk/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497776273008855202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoFF2Ar2rluwbLLE62t-KOrj_gk3FhyphenhyphensiIPlXFhyphenhyphenUz5fDCgK7vPpLD0en4aVrA9EGpsdIPi-ANlDby6nKK_RqCLDnzUj3UM7p95m85LwEJ-2PAMQzLbK9zQ106DXFPjh6EmInBUl93lY/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoFF2Ar2rluwbLLE62t-KOrj_gk3FhyphenhyphensiIPlXFhyphenhyphenUz5fDCgK7vPpLD0en4aVrA9EGpsdIPi-ANlDby6nKK_RqCLDnzUj3UM7p95m85LwEJ-2PAMQzLbK9zQ106DXFPjh6EmInBUl93lY/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497776264612835458" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b>Split</b> (Spalato in Italian) is the largest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalmatia" title="Dalmatia">Dalmatian</a> city, the second-largest urban centre in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a>, and the seat of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-Dalmatia_County" title="Split-Dalmatia County">Split-Dalmatia County</a>. The city is located on the shores of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean</a>, more specifically on the eastern shore of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriatic_Sea" title="Adriatic Sea">Adriatic Sea</a>, spreading over a central <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsula" title="Peninsula" class="mw-redirect">peninsula</a> and its surroundings, with its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">metropolitan area</a> including the many surrounding seaside towns as well. An intraregional transport hub, the city is a link to the numerous surrounding <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriatic_islands" title="Adriatic islands" class="mw-redirect">Adriatic islands</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apennine_peninsula" title="Apennine peninsula" class="mw-redirect">Apennine peninsula</a>, as well as a popular tourist destination.</p> <p>Split is also one of the oldest cities in the area, and is traditionally considered just over 1,700 years old, while archaeological research relating to the ancient <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonies_in_antiquity#Greek_colonies" title="Colonies in antiquity">Greek colony</a> of Aspálathos (6th century BC) establishes the city as being several hundred years older.</p><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOXLSb9dIDFublI590e4QcI8yZiRSNC0vKo9GsNKD0uV5lJv0eeVHAb2rxuePO_pRHAfBMkNUgb_fhUPDz5cR1KTLOV3ujwfKtXr4SjyGN4CRGAA4N8r1NDP-pSGhUlu5eRH2k1lPQ-Q/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOXLSb9dIDFublI590e4QcI8yZiRSNC0vKo9GsNKD0uV5lJv0eeVHAb2rxuePO_pRHAfBMkNUgb_fhUPDz5cR1KTLOV3ujwfKtXr4SjyGN4CRGAA4N8r1NDP-pSGhUlu5eRH2k1lPQ-Q/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497776261148641570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietx8zJiI9YDuXu9hdeOBZmA5arf0EL-YzXZafmN-mbBeuDjtdJeB1Wmw3U3Wi-8NraEJkozx1pLRevX0eu99Yr1xZviTQtcrbw-WQnUvywVQwklFDDMuhLuJr5S7bjUS2hlDbPyGoJgE/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietx8zJiI9YDuXu9hdeOBZmA5arf0EL-YzXZafmN-mbBeuDjtdJeB1Wmw3U3Wi-8NraEJkozx1pLRevX0eu99Yr1xZviTQtcrbw-WQnUvywVQwklFDDMuhLuJr5S7bjUS2hlDbPyGoJgE/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497776252394165778" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b>Trogir</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_language" title="Latin language" class="mw-redirect">Latin</a>: <span lang="la" lang="la"><i>Tragurium</i></span>; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: Τρογκίρ, <i>Trogkir</i>; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <span lang="it" lang="it"><i>Traù</i></span>; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a>: <span lang="hu" lang="hu"><i>Trau</i></span>) is a historic town and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbour" title="Harbour" class="mw-redirect">harbour</a> on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriatic" title="Adriatic" class="mw-redirect">Adriatic</a> coast in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-Dalmatia_County" title="Split-Dalmatia County">Split-Dalmatia County</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a>, with a population of 12,995 (2001)<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trogir#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> and a total municipality population of 13,322 (2001). The historic city of Trogir is situated on a small island between the Croatian mainland and the island of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Ciovo" title="Čiovo">Čiovo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trogir#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> It lies 27 kilometres west of the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_%28city%29" title="Split (city)">Split</a>.</p> <p>Since 1997, the historic centre of Trogir has been included in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Educational,_Scientific_and_Cultural_Organisation" title="United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation" class="mw-redirect">UNESCO</a> list of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" title="World Heritage Site">World Heritage Sites</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trogir#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup></p><p><br /></p><p>P.S: Thank you very much Milos!<br /></p>Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-53007047644542273702010-07-12T09:55:00.001-07:002010-07-12T09:58:52.211-07:00Korea - 60th anniversary of Korean War<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU92bkkEWs7afMCim2LzND0NYKUQIOtb36I8eKfpGsvBBPFYXhR0BbURSvJE9AdH_o-a9Wanfiaq7xOGJNmzSX21VWo4ydY2IMEYlhEyh1ytT0lf2sDbjRYoMle3LS-1YQNDNUls9rAIc/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU92bkkEWs7afMCim2LzND0NYKUQIOtb36I8eKfpGsvBBPFYXhR0BbURSvJE9AdH_o-a9Wanfiaq7xOGJNmzSX21VWo4ydY2IMEYlhEyh1ytT0lf2sDbjRYoMle3LS-1YQNDNUls9rAIc/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493064646360311346" border="0" /></a><br />60 years since the Korean War..<br /><br />You can still find the mark of that war on the Korean Land<br /><br />In the North, people called that "The Liberation War on fatherland" and they claimed victory on the war.<br /><br />War is so bad, I hope war won't broken out again, as thousands of Chinese, Korean, American teens loss their life in that horrible war...Ivanov T. 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Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-4475311561890097892010-07-12T06:48:00.000-07:002010-07-12T06:49:55.608-07:00China - Postcard "Grand Parade for the 60th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJ2UYx6iRllpMSLL7OPo8fjub5NHjmeNgLAmixEXwhLT5kHnvkNVGuCRfMMJBkZm5O5-Z-n1wsqcpgX1ZZq-JDZUQFrj_oJZUYv6HOUNJvobdkcVYeSTs28Xn9QqvVNh-b1EC5XbEzGY/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJ2UYx6iRllpMSLL7OPo8fjub5NHjmeNgLAmixEXwhLT5kHnvkNVGuCRfMMJBkZm5O5-Z-n1wsqcpgX1ZZq-JDZUQFrj_oJZUYv6HOUNJvobdkcVYeSTs28Xn9QqvVNh-b1EC5XbEzGY/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493016561380520706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThz8_hIf3J62lLyxCBnORr8WSgVCa-KxC0nkJP9KHSOFCOOk6qKfELRGOyIYxDyGVmmP4ztDurWuz7mkWmysg63HMF6SbKddCuKG6MiDuW5dSdtpt_4Ntv2KL8Azyrfczob6Wi3VfKnM/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThz8_hIf3J62lLyxCBnORr8WSgVCa-KxC0nkJP9KHSOFCOOk6qKfELRGOyIYxDyGVmmP4ztDurWuz7mkWmysg63HMF6SbKddCuKG6MiDuW5dSdtpt_4Ntv2KL8Azyrfczob6Wi3VfKnM/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493016558195315282" border="0" /></a>Ivanov T. 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Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-46717000991125381572010-07-11T11:00:00.000-07:002010-07-11T11:03:46.048-07:00Taiwan - National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbltCjjM38frPY9xR_IyThpvnelATQ1HqMzMhTkbRPzxCFQ36rnCsqCaYpsLZwUda3AP6EjwdaQCzp-l_ZC38sK2xAa3MxZYBt6l4PAzYECo1HvdlICr9b3yx92YI6hQAWQeTyLQMHJSQ/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbltCjjM38frPY9xR_IyThpvnelATQ1HqMzMhTkbRPzxCFQ36rnCsqCaYpsLZwUda3AP6EjwdaQCzp-l_ZC38sK2xAa3MxZYBt6l4PAzYECo1HvdlICr9b3yx92YI6hQAWQeTyLQMHJSQ/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492710402197791730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGYroG52w1MlmUrtRuG_z1d78RBNeiFE1Fmah7fN9rOL29EOXWfuGqbKV_UhGaY0gNrrHb4PX3M0NpW1jEcGNA0qFm3FpUR4JzuWTZwJbrapjpz2sKjkFfKT7OxKQwe3dMFnlgAN8CzU/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGYroG52w1MlmUrtRuG_z1d78RBNeiFE1Fmah7fN9rOL29EOXWfuGqbKV_UhGaY0gNrrHb4PX3M0NpW1jEcGNA0qFm3FpUR4JzuWTZwJbrapjpz2sKjkFfKT7OxKQwe3dMFnlgAN8CzU/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492710399847251650" border="0" /></a><br />The <b>National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall</b> is located in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_City" title="Taipei City" class="mw-redirect">Taipei</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China" title="Republic of China">Republic of China</a>). The Chinese name's direct translation is: National <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pater_Patriae" title="Pater Patriae">Pater Patriae</a> memorial Hall. It is a memorial to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China" title="Republic of China">Republic of China</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_of_the_Nation" title="Father of the Nation">National Father</a>, Dr.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen" title="Sun Yat-sen">Sun Yat-sen</a>, and was completed on May 16, 1972. As the hall was opened in the very beginning, its main displays were revolutionary events of the national father at the end of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qing_Dynasty" title="Qing Dynasty">Qing Dynasty</a>. Recently it became a multi-purpose <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social" title="Social">social</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational" title="Educational" class="mw-redirect">educational</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural" title="Cultural" class="mw-redirect">cultural</a> center for the Taiwanese public.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Sun_Yat_Sen_portrait.jpg/437px-Sun_Yat_Sen_portrait.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 437px; height: 600px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Sun_Yat_Sen_portrait.jpg/437px-Sun_Yat_Sen_portrait.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The National Father of all the Chinese - Respected Dr. Sun Yat Sen</span><br /><br /><b>Sun Yat-sen</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin" title="Pinyin">pinyin</a>: <em>Sūn Yixiān</em>; 12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925) was a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Chinese" title="Han Chinese">Chinese</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary" title="Revolutionary">revolutionary</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">political</a> leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_of_the_Nation" title="Father of the Nation">Father of the Nation</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China" title="Republic of China">Republic of China</a>.Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-47747342786530981052010-07-11T10:39:00.000-07:002010-07-11T10:44:10.688-07:00Slovakia - Interrelated Locality Cover - Castle Betliar.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQXzGgPkghCEBejUGWtJ6bwqnF31XojajFSIHolswXz7xFkf0W9lj2VhCt_46HFp268XAeGtY8zliiUzQd4zfy_F1zrJbx_Tbx243gXsz8xmYPKF5atWcX16v1WCW1MtoB9yO2KAwY2M/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQXzGgPkghCEBejUGWtJ6bwqnF31XojajFSIHolswXz7xFkf0W9lj2VhCt_46HFp268XAeGtY8zliiUzQd4zfy_F1zrJbx_Tbx243gXsz8xmYPKF5atWcX16v1WCW1MtoB9yO2KAwY2M/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492705517716458930" border="0" /></a><br /><b><br /><br />Betliar</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a>: <span lang="hu"><i>Betlér</i></span>) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village" title="Village">village</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipality</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ro%C5%BE%C5%88ava_District" title="Rožňava District">Rožňava District</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%A1ice_Region" title="Košice Region">Košice Region</a> of eastern <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a>, known for its manor house built by the Andrássy family.<br /><br /><ul><li><i>Location: Slovak republic, Betliar is situated in South-East part of Slovenské rudohorie in valley of river Slaná, 5 km north of town Rožňava.</i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Height above sea level: 311 meters.</i></li></ul> <i>Number of inhabitants: about one thousand</i><br /><br /><br />Thank you thank you very much to my friend sending this cover. Of course this is a FDC... But he sent it just at the castle Betliar... this makes the cover more precious than those normal FDCs!Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-42619084450880748442010-07-11T08:59:00.001-07:002010-07-11T09:00:18.267-07:00Macau - Largo do Senaido<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJUMpq6b2ITJ7vS0C0kb9h3pnpG-8UUpmXcCphuzzE1rjx3GO0sLzfLk24jyfG8NgTcIwqLdS5an5laau2cJVURL2NzQ1-_t-1mooYI4b2_a001UsWklePdCg4vrMVaNgwg8NDm08AIE/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJUMpq6b2ITJ7vS0C0kb9h3pnpG-8UUpmXcCphuzzE1rjx3GO0sLzfLk24jyfG8NgTcIwqLdS5an5laau2cJVURL2NzQ1-_t-1mooYI4b2_a001UsWklePdCg4vrMVaNgwg8NDm08AIE/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492679060505094786" border="0" /></a>Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-83144714514041471782010-07-02T23:13:00.000-07:002010-07-02T23:15:06.793-07:00Germany - Postcrossing Postcard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5eD6GBI6MCSm7hV6wWHQasULjjX9CP3hCLFvEXnI3u6j2Gkhf0plDKjn_SNXyV_6EEyefEn9_1G9bjqRsAAJmLh2X-ygbMeEA1igiopzcXgGDVaVSM2jrRZA8EbwWM-67LFZ8M0nW8M/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0110.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5eD6GBI6MCSm7hV6wWHQasULjjX9CP3hCLFvEXnI3u6j2Gkhf0plDKjn_SNXyV_6EEyefEn9_1G9bjqRsAAJmLh2X-ygbMeEA1igiopzcXgGDVaVSM2jrRZA8EbwWM-67LFZ8M0nW8M/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489559591359899314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AIac3rpR_hM_V52BU0iOK0qO5rfHX2hERvFYUq9UJoUl1luof3dY4OLz7KfzSQNPjR_mJhTriZ8v3ROaFKM0qXnMTyBzjcuQficOKR78F7tK00cGtArgQ_OIGfJmZCYI7dwv4bT8De8/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AIac3rpR_hM_V52BU0iOK0qO5rfHX2hERvFYUq9UJoUl1luof3dY4OLz7KfzSQNPjR_mJhTriZ8v3ROaFKM0qXnMTyBzjcuQficOKR78F7tK00cGtArgQ_OIGfJmZCYI7dwv4bT8De8/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489559583088810962" border="0" /></a>Ivanov T. 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Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-69424070771266559202010-06-29T07:41:00.001-07:002010-06-29T07:42:25.920-07:00Canada- cover with surprising gift!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-P_OLT_e3kDPHYavGqcGn7HrpeI2gDf8sdgZLfJZdbEKbp2dyQNYQgu22ON_uiJDXNgATr-E4JlGFAZStcNlSrwsyeKOQHa8HEpCrydI3B4zzOp9zxFqSze0bdQL-6iIJys1fzyzMQ4/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-P_OLT_e3kDPHYavGqcGn7HrpeI2gDf8sdgZLfJZdbEKbp2dyQNYQgu22ON_uiJDXNgATr-E4JlGFAZStcNlSrwsyeKOQHa8HEpCrydI3B4zzOp9zxFqSze0bdQL-6iIJys1fzyzMQ4/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488205971537728226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-IuacW3LP3Q2IL9ibir9p9uFaE2AoWzgmTY2mKG4twqcRqAZF8VOp2U2KMTIPbcvex2yz7xJbPHrSCxf6N3NWlv4oQARGwbMJhyEVfapu1fIWY0bIihcRBEQIGVy499gDjU6zt0CKlmk/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-IuacW3LP3Q2IL9ibir9p9uFaE2AoWzgmTY2mKG4twqcRqAZF8VOp2U2KMTIPbcvex2yz7xJbPHrSCxf6N3NWlv4oQARGwbMJhyEVfapu1fIWY0bIihcRBEQIGVy499gDjU6zt0CKlmk/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488205961183874418" border="0" /></a>Ivanov T. 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Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-82949957251089809982010-06-29T07:38:00.000-07:002010-06-29T07:40:59.348-07:00Taiwan - Taiwan Sculpture Postage Stamp FDC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQf8GV8mcFIbUFZ5a7uryHmVwRmwuPSg_B4a1BSU3GAaMP1fYtlW1P69gCW3zjZr4r8KichVFcw95c31puDloPhHhG-ayy6gtJgDv_XFHZJlHK-md0OkyYq5vd2KaT19TZLlQbkoL3TgE/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQf8GV8mcFIbUFZ5a7uryHmVwRmwuPSg_B4a1BSU3GAaMP1fYtlW1P69gCW3zjZr4r8KichVFcw95c31puDloPhHhG-ayy6gtJgDv_XFHZJlHK-md0OkyYq5vd2KaT19TZLlQbkoL3TgE/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488205617081698882" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 37.2pt 0pt 24pt; text-indent: 24pt; text-align: justify;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 37.2pt 0pt 24pt; text-indent: 24pt; text-align: justify;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="color:#333333;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 37.2pt 0pt 24pt; text-indent: 24pt; text-align: justify;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="color:#333333;">Over the course of history, <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region></st1:place> sculpture has evolved as a result of various factors—both domestic and foreign—involving the inheritance, convergence, and fusion of different cultural elements. To introduce the beauty of <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region></st1:place> sculpture, Chunghwa Post will issue a souvenir sheet on “Water Buffaloes” by Huang Tu-shui. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="color:#333333;">The souvenir sheet, which has a denomination of NT$25, is designed by Delta Design Corporation and printed and embossed in color offset by Cardon Enterprise Co., Ltd. The sheet is embossed and will be released on June 22, 2010. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 37.2pt 0pt 24pt; text-indent: 24pt; text-align: justify;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="color:#333333;">Huang Tu-shui (1895-1930) was <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region></st1:place>’s first contemporary sculptor and a pioneer in fusing western and traditional sculptural elements. “Water Buffaloes,” one of Huang’s masterpieces and his most representative work, is featured on this miniature sheet. “Water Buffaloes” depicts a scene in a banana grove at the height of the summer: a refreshing breeze lightly sways the banana leaves as five water buffaloes mill about in a pasture. There are two naked shepherd boys: one on the back of a water buffalo, with a bamboo rod in hand and a bamboo hat on the tip of the rod, and another standing in front of the calf, caressing it with his<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 37.2pt 0pt 24pt; text-align: justify;font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="color:#333333;">hands. There is another boy, who is wearing a bamboo hat who<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:78%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="color:#333333;"> is wearing a bamboo hat and sitting on the back of a buffalo. The air and posture of the boy touching the calf gives the work a sense of peace and stability, and the intermingling of the buffaloes provides a sense of balance. The piece vividly records a simple rural scene characteristic of early <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Taiwan</st1:country-region></st1:place>. </span><span style="color:#333333;">The design on the margins of the sheet features key parts of the sculpture, which are blown up and given a lighter hue. The sculpture is now on display in the Guangfu Auditorium of </span><span style="color:#333333;">Zhongshan Hall in <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Taipei</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">City</st1:placetype></st1:place>.</span><span style=""><span style="color:#333333;"> </span></span></span></span></p>Ivanov T. C. 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C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-61316627924572047562010-06-28T08:58:00.000-07:002010-06-28T08:59:48.747-07:00Turkey - 150th Anniversary of Sile Lighthouse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qdCu2r1tNW3bwhd58MUk3TDD6FBxhmoayoqXyCwF1on3e2RJD6L0U0L5zVn1X3tZeZavF2rcgxD-xMNYlA26Iewi4pSTkFK6sI6lvc67ygCPITUx-MOyjVDkbvZMzxpTCs1aVkoK9xg/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qdCu2r1tNW3bwhd58MUk3TDD6FBxhmoayoqXyCwF1on3e2RJD6L0U0L5zVn1X3tZeZavF2rcgxD-xMNYlA26Iewi4pSTkFK6sI6lvc67ygCPITUx-MOyjVDkbvZMzxpTCs1aVkoK9xg/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487854817619514034" border="0" /></a>Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-23434540646833697322010-06-28T08:52:00.000-07:002010-06-28T08:54:19.802-07:00Taiwan - Shisanhang museum of archaeology<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwChgzqXGqNdMno1AfQMrvWFXtNJvH28cqo5kM0ipLSTeNRH-FOYJJRPImSCbLgZkLsAkNJiaVFHLlemuz7o2Y9_DnuIkv3z-UlIhDUscFgznvdDa55Nu1PrIlnEE-6emk__x_pFl8o-Q/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwChgzqXGqNdMno1AfQMrvWFXtNJvH28cqo5kM0ipLSTeNRH-FOYJJRPImSCbLgZkLsAkNJiaVFHLlemuz7o2Y9_DnuIkv3z-UlIhDUscFgznvdDa55Nu1PrIlnEE-6emk__x_pFl8o-Q/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487853404594355586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYvwlk6SX-VyOK6eOCDdW8b5Izmk4k_FREsDeA8Y8Vt1QRmkIXa_jL4Ok5EpnVS9cMq_mEbf_Vu-KkOkz_2E1lh2HbIafQWS_sCp0M7o45TBk8H8TpjfzQNu7KbZ-bc9s_EoAoT_lzNk/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYvwlk6SX-VyOK6eOCDdW8b5Izmk4k_FREsDeA8Y8Vt1QRmkIXa_jL4Ok5EpnVS9cMq_mEbf_Vu-KkOkz_2E1lh2HbIafQWS_sCp0M7o45TBk8H8TpjfzQNu7KbZ-bc9s_EoAoT_lzNk/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487853399569128626" border="0" /></a>Ivanov T. 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Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-45190839755149591342010-06-28T08:42:00.001-07:002010-06-28T08:51:20.812-07:00Poland - 750 YEARS OF THE TOWN TCZEW<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAjgJ-xfGxXynpeZKfZoDwaCJCfmsKW7_oJbDApHPzEu6KPWIKBZBHMOc9GI9ieWpB1eXyZRycEFNoVpK9Gxc7LMmmkk9FqxAZ9lUVi_VriFAW1PRClopDGjEIgxDODcrX4vmpSvsDUE/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAjgJ-xfGxXynpeZKfZoDwaCJCfmsKW7_oJbDApHPzEu6KPWIKBZBHMOc9GI9ieWpB1eXyZRycEFNoVpK9Gxc7LMmmkk9FqxAZ9lUVi_VriFAW1PRClopDGjEIgxDODcrX4vmpSvsDUE/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487850622445551714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VFddkzPwcjUOCHKufSEUqeMSbKV0N9wYxsqjLk357j4OQYg9ve83rsvS8rG5EECZVHS4Do_Y9IjTIzKcpfypxOBiBq-UvcMgJhg1kAGnp1sbZTmgBL9LB4NGb34q9HZ-RCTAQuc5Mws/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VFddkzPwcjUOCHKufSEUqeMSbKV0N9wYxsqjLk357j4OQYg9ve83rsvS8rG5EECZVHS4Do_Y9IjTIzKcpfypxOBiBq-UvcMgJhg1kAGnp1sbZTmgBL9LB4NGb34q9HZ-RCTAQuc5Mws/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487850623824393970" border="0" /></a><br /><p><b>Tczew</b> <span class="IPA" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Polish" title="Wikipedia:IPA for Polish">[tt͡ʂɛf]</a></span> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <span class="unicode" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dirschau.ogg" title="About this sound"><img alt="About this sound" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png" width="11" height="11" /></a> <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Dirschau.ogg" class="internal" title="Dirschau.ogg"><span class="unicode" lang="de" lang="de"><i>Dirschau</i></span></a> <small class="metadata audiolinkinfo" style="cursor: help;">(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_help" title="Wikipedia:Media help"><span style="cursor: help;">help</span></a>·<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dirschau.ogg" title="File:Dirschau.ogg"><span style="cursor: help;">info</span></a>)</small></span>; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashubian_language" title="Kashubian language">Kashubian</a>: <span lang="csb" lang="csb"><i>Dërszewò</i></span>) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town" title="Town">town</a> on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vistula" title="Vistula">Vistula</a> River in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Pomerania" title="Eastern Pomerania">Eastern Pomerania</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kociewie" title="Kociewie">Kociewie</a>, northern <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> with 60,279 inhabitants (June 2009). It is an important <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junction_%28rail%29" title="Junction (rail)">railway junction</a> with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_yard" title="Classification yard">classification yard</a> dating to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_Eastern_Railway" title="Prussian Eastern Railway">Prussian Eastern Railway</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <span lang="de" lang="de"><i>Preußische Ostbahn</i></span>). The city is known for its attractive old town and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vistula_Bridge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vistula Bridge (page does not exist)">Vistula Bridge</a>, or Bridge of Tczew, damaged during <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.</p> <p>It is the capital of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tczew_County" title="Tczew County">Tczew County</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomeranian_Voivodeship" title="Pomeranian Voivodeship">Pomeranian Voivodeship</a> since 1999, and was previously a town in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gda%C5%84sk_Voivodeship" title="Gdańsk Voivodeship">Gdańsk Voivodeship</a> (1975–1998).</p><p><br /></p><p>From Wikipedia<br /></p>Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-61943082003125110872010-06-27T00:22:00.000-07:002010-06-28T08:36:52.687-07:00Hong Kong- Interrelated Locality Cover "Characteristic Streets in Hong Kong"Hong Kong, a dynamic metropolis in every sense, is also a place brimming with unique local culture. This set of special stamps features six characteristic streets in Hong Kong to highlight the fascinating confluence of old and new, East and West in this city. <p>The set contains six stamps of different designs in three denominations.</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5PRQdA_KlXdkAJ9jkH9q7xfTRP5CVfuC4PWVKSoERMkSvjubSLL1HmZc2ZXMX8VLm1FiIwXLJEepgukJw4yVMBLKRmAhvBbg1X3Ioc4Wrup72-qFJIGc-XrXLJEyPu9UMi68pPPNGzw/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5PRQdA_KlXdkAJ9jkH9q7xfTRP5CVfuC4PWVKSoERMkSvjubSLL1HmZc2ZXMX8VLm1FiIwXLJEepgukJw4yVMBLKRmAhvBbg1X3Ioc4Wrup72-qFJIGc-XrXLJEyPu9UMi68pPPNGzw/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487350868249829474" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Pottinger Street ($1.40) - The street was originally built from Queen's Road Central up to Hollywood Road. Because of its steep slope, the street was paved entirely with stone slabs, forming steps in an undulating pattern to make it easy for people to go up and down and to drain away stormwater. It is hence also called "Stone Slab Street".</p><p>* This cover was sent from the nearest post office related to the stamp : Wyndham Street (WYN)</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCMuvfHJ4g7Fl_ZmxK6ZWZDh82cOS_6mrT64oawbJDheWqOXjtPWm_XYZjZFLkl8fCWEr8TTCZlxs1N5vmfvfEPfgXz00cfMmDQpXl9MxXCP99m3U4fJbuXB5ZK0XBfaPbQAhvDeQzI8/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCMuvfHJ4g7Fl_ZmxK6ZWZDh82cOS_6mrT64oawbJDheWqOXjtPWm_XYZjZFLkl8fCWEr8TTCZlxs1N5vmfvfEPfgXz00cfMmDQpXl9MxXCP99m3U4fJbuXB5ZK0XBfaPbQAhvDeQzI8/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487350869966152258" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Nathan Road ($1.40) - Stretching from Tsim Sha Tsui in the south all the way up to Boundary Street in Mong Kok, Nathan Road is one of the busiest streets in Hong Kong. It runs through the hustling and bustling Yau Tsim Mong District, lit up like a kaleidoscope by neon signs of shops, hotels, shopping arcades and restaurants along the way.</p><p>* This cover was sent from the nearest post office related to the stamp : Mongkok (MGK)</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOMy0PiqIHeRdGpumC1-KjXnpjumn03cTZgFnPkTREoZu9mUn4_ucrlg8SQPVwP1OOIgs3G0fZPTD_OmZVLmxh2cpWaoeLUuiQNngN6qGzx42gqiUkF__GbkYKMYtpCr35CEr_cT9FkE/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOMy0PiqIHeRdGpumC1-KjXnpjumn03cTZgFnPkTREoZu9mUn4_ucrlg8SQPVwP1OOIgs3G0fZPTD_OmZVLmxh2cpWaoeLUuiQNngN6qGzx42gqiUkF__GbkYKMYtpCr35CEr_cT9FkE/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487350879867684322" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Hollywood Road ($2.40) - Alias "Antique Street", Hollywood Road is lined with antique shops that lend an air of nostalgic elegance. In this treasure trove for antique lovers, a wide range of thrilling items covering ceramics and jade, silk and embroidery, blackwood furniture, paintings and calligraphy are waiting for discerning buyers.</p><p>* This cover was sent from the nearest post office related to the stamp : Sheung Wan (SWN)</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHb11JPbrXgkcjGUDaIH1Y9O8mN3jopZbOH9YzWVM1GuBQhhsxzUfVbGHDBnNCClX2MtTU_B7PCidiUxRBDhRLZ7lom6RAxDG0Hfj0c1ieAnL84Xj1bLaW-SlRc92NEhz0F7uSq-mc2k/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHb11JPbrXgkcjGUDaIH1Y9O8mN3jopZbOH9YzWVM1GuBQhhsxzUfVbGHDBnNCClX2MtTU_B7PCidiUxRBDhRLZ7lom6RAxDG0Hfj0c1ieAnL84Xj1bLaW-SlRc92NEhz0F7uSq-mc2k/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487350884397612242" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Temple Street ($2.40) - For a real taste of Hong Kong culture, there is no better place than Temple Street, the street named after Tin Hau Temple in Yau Ma Tei. Dubbed "People's Night Market" for its all-time bargains, Temple Street comes alive when the city lights up at dusk. Flocks of visitors linger around open-air stalls offering inexpensive goods, local culinary delights or fortune-telling, and they also enjoy performances of Chinese opera.</p><p>* This cover was sent from the nearest post office related to the stamp : Kowloon Central (KCL)</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMpMvJszam2b7Y4JeZ3fu1STYAi-i_d2ebUFm9vzVrQboSqmut9IYYrcedGz_PT6ntgxltx2B8408bf_WmaCp9c2YeuBOgK7q_y-FMmh0FtTgNLr0GHQDrZijZEW0rwiys3PPxHQ5EH0/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMpMvJszam2b7Y4JeZ3fu1STYAi-i_d2ebUFm9vzVrQboSqmut9IYYrcedGz_PT6ntgxltx2B8408bf_WmaCp9c2YeuBOgK7q_y-FMmh0FtTgNLr0GHQDrZijZEW0rwiys3PPxHQ5EH0/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487350891458536226" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Des Voeux Road West ($3) - Our famous "Dried Seafood Street", Des Voeux Road West is a traditional marketplace for ginseng products and herbs as well as dried seafood. Clustered with shops selling products such as dried abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin and fish maw as well as Chinese herbal medicines and tonics, the street swarms with locals and visitors shopping for festive goodies when the Lunar New Year is drawing near.</p><p>* This cover was sent from the nearest post office related to the stamp : Sai Ying Pun (SYP)</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwUwzHkB50kiyXF2TTiWtAMq7A2Ot7psET0KwCb7k_boNQDeqlIWVN8n6ra2JSR33pIkWzWxTuqgHwljzOlFGndlWya31fZy5s9iLBc40nu2sXbX5Qb_xXcH5HOfPsq_qlIIRKRyAYIg/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwUwzHkB50kiyXF2TTiWtAMq7A2Ot7psET0KwCb7k_boNQDeqlIWVN8n6ra2JSR33pIkWzWxTuqgHwljzOlFGndlWya31fZy5s9iLBc40nu2sXbX5Qb_xXcH5HOfPsq_qlIIRKRyAYIg/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487350968393534642" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Stanley Market ($3) - Encompassing Stanley New Street, Stanley Market Road and Stanley Main Street, Stanley Market is a popular tourist attraction in Southern District on Hong Kong Island. Apart from an interesting array of shops and stalls selling clothing and accessories, Chinese paintings and calligraphy, handicrafts and local souvenirs, the place is dotted with bars and restaurants offering a fine selection of world cuisines, making it an ideal choice for leisure travel.</p><p>* This cover was sent from the nearest post office related to the stamp : Stanley (STY)<br /></p>Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-80978250323422292292010-06-27T00:20:00.000-07:002010-06-28T09:09:49.470-07:00China - Postcard "Grand Parade for the 50th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1Tykp3JEjWTCAtG7wj6eISLs1NYDVONK1dB2lrDKniWBy-MyUrC-Dbd-1XrNPqDRLVYRTNSAFzBOxIueUOP1yvy0Ai_Nt8wklgNuY6fHsS3ECkB7q_MiKsgfjjJjOkMNZNgr_X-jTCE/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1Tykp3JEjWTCAtG7wj6eISLs1NYDVONK1dB2lrDKniWBy-MyUrC-Dbd-1XrNPqDRLVYRTNSAFzBOxIueUOP1yvy0Ai_Nt8wklgNuY6fHsS3ECkB7q_MiKsgfjjJjOkMNZNgr_X-jTCE/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487350283878300178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eSuARA9Jhq5JdvuES8cnaF63uShTaWMaxsH-9I7e-3z4k47onWOE_JZg_laaliIGm1LCKdOMAdMnDLetr5ZwU5YQaYpRqgzKJNGlAp8mgJpsT4B2tsYSTsXmzfbYcF3oNbMr2lYFTlU/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eSuARA9Jhq5JdvuES8cnaF63uShTaWMaxsH-9I7e-3z4k47onWOE_JZg_laaliIGm1LCKdOMAdMnDLetr5ZwU5YQaYpRqgzKJNGlAp8mgJpsT4B2tsYSTsXmzfbYcF3oNbMr2lYFTlU/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487350279309478194" border="0" /></a>Ivanov T. 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Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-68280658882417702012010-06-26T05:24:00.000-07:002010-06-26T05:25:02.708-07:00Postcard - China<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4faWgFuyEgUc-Uo9TRlg9vf5A7iKGFzPYvG85X90lZJZoZ1FJZn3Jmsp9eTP6ZH7Rn58BA6VNu03CqHvQ4sUztIyPDG_vKw6io_Vbou1yWX1fun0cF4H_4cc4QvmLeMOpOiJnSxf0Oyk/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4faWgFuyEgUc-Uo9TRlg9vf5A7iKGFzPYvG85X90lZJZoZ1FJZn3Jmsp9eTP6ZH7Rn58BA6VNu03CqHvQ4sUztIyPDG_vKw6io_Vbou1yWX1fun0cF4H_4cc4QvmLeMOpOiJnSxf0Oyk/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487057326083581618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwxEZkZfiAr077egZ4V-VRvTfn65KMB7q0CTWdVStMsSngw6Em1LFu9ew1Y8SDaGETFdzvOKFU5iW68HcF3ul55JNW6W6Nlcwre6Fohkppc-LdoQ4DybtERYFreZshXAiez3XAQz1vXQ/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwxEZkZfiAr077egZ4V-VRvTfn65KMB7q0CTWdVStMsSngw6Em1LFu9ew1Y8SDaGETFdzvOKFU5iW68HcF3ul55JNW6W6Nlcwre6Fohkppc-LdoQ4DybtERYFreZshXAiez3XAQz1vXQ/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487057314691674210" border="0" /></a>Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-36854590232390559602010-06-26T05:20:00.000-07:002010-06-26T05:23:26.833-07:00Russia - Historical-cultural heritage of Russia. Valaam.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZbHwec6gBtQQIFs9W5TUR_jEwG7VjadLsuJjIBh_4yboWTQUC-fE6YXG5SombWnz2liCsxFpwHG7arlYs6oOgdlgPuY_NWcVJu7dEHJ8pUjKX3UKcZY3C_ZCBc9CWisptW2rIS2XbSY/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZbHwec6gBtQQIFs9W5TUR_jEwG7VjadLsuJjIBh_4yboWTQUC-fE6YXG5SombWnz2liCsxFpwHG7arlYs6oOgdlgPuY_NWcVJu7dEHJ8pUjKX3UKcZY3C_ZCBc9CWisptW2rIS2XbSY/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487056900702496562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Valaam_Church.jpg/418px-Valaam_Church.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 418px; height: 599px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Valaam_Church.jpg/418px-Valaam_Church.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p><b>Valaam</b>, also known historically by the Finnish name <b>Valamo</b>, is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelago" title="Archipelago">archipelago</a> in the northern portion of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ladoga" title="Lake Ladoga">Lake Ladoga</a>, lying within the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Karelia" title="Republic of Karelia">Republic of Karelia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Federation" title="Russian Federation" class="mw-redirect">Russian Federation</a>. The total area of its more than 50 islands is 36 km². The largest island is also called Valaam. It is best known as the site of the 14th century <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valaam_Monastery" title="Valaam Monastery">Valaam Monastery</a> and for its natural beauty.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valaam#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> In the 12th century, the islands were a part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novgorod_Republic" title="Novgorod Republic">Novgorod Republic</a>. In the 17th century, they were captured by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_of_Troubles" title="Time of Troubles">Time of Troubles</a>, but <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> reconquered them less than a century later. When the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Finland" title="Grand Duchy of Finland">Grand Duchy of Finland</a> was set up in the early 19th century as an autonomous part of the Russian Empire, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_I_of_Russia" title="Alexander I of Russia">Alexander I of Russia</a> made Valaam a part of Finland. In 1917, Valaam became a part of newly independent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>, but it was acquired by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USSR" title="USSR" class="mw-redirect">USSR</a> after the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War" title="Winter War">Winter War</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation_War" title="Continuation War">Continuation War</a>.</p> <p>The name of the island is from the Finno-Ugric word <i>valamo</i>, which means the high, mountain, ground. The climate and natural history of the island are unique because of its position on Lake Ladoga. Spring begins at the end of March and a typical summer on Valaam consists of 30-35 sunny days, which is more than on the mainland. The average temperature in July is 17 °C. The winter and snow arrive in early December. In the middle of February the ice road to the nearest city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortavala" title="Sortavala">Sortavala</a> (42 km) is traversable. The average temperature of February is minus 8 °C.</p> <p>More than 480 species of the plants grow on the island, many of which have been cultivated by monks. The island is covered by coniferous woods, about 65% of which are pine. The island was visited repeatedly by emperors Alexander I, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_II_of_Russia" title="Alexander II of Russia">Alexander II</a>, and other members of the imperial family. Other famous visitors include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchaikovsky" title="Tchaikovsky" class="mw-redirect">Tchaikovsky</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendeleyev" title="Mendeleyev" class="mw-redirect">Mendeleyev</a>.</p><p>The island is permanently inhabited by monks and families. In 1999, there were about 600 residents on the main island; including army service personnel, restoration workers, guides and monks.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valaam#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> There is a kindergarten, an arts and sports venue, a school and a medical center. The community on Valaam at the moment has no official administrative status. The lay inhabitants, (Валаамцы — Valaamtsy), want their settlement to receive the official status of a rural settlement that will enable them to participate in municipal elections. However the leaders of the monastery are opposed to this.</p> <p>During the summer, the main island can be reached by tour boats which leave St. Petersburg at night and arrive at the island the following morning.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valaam#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup></p>Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-25791512318174892292010-06-26T05:10:00.001-07:002010-06-26T05:19:31.731-07:00North Korea - Newly received<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFZYknGkbHc52_nMmV675lxoaj1fgqVGW37xg0NaaUQDR9nwUpS7EE1-i7JaDnqBXD9BRd4Wbu35x2TDrA9iQkM309sQEF-djy54SDfqFedjPoKYp5Gdl0YquAbcQA80O6i3H4KY7D3w/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFZYknGkbHc52_nMmV675lxoaj1fgqVGW37xg0NaaUQDR9nwUpS7EE1-i7JaDnqBXD9BRd4Wbu35x2TDrA9iQkM309sQEF-djy54SDfqFedjPoKYp5Gdl0YquAbcQA80O6i3H4KY7D3w/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487053764544887426" border="0" /></a>In this mail enclosed New stamp information from North korea.<br /><br />We can easily seen that it is hard to get enough resources for them. The envelope used is th product for16 years ago! And the laser printer is newly introduced, before is using dot- matrix printer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJTVnJx6-ZGXBLzd92_PSVQ1naYOiiMjiCOSCMRDmo3KsI5czV4PohbF90zSsQQ67e51GbAgnQXc6DdsuzkEnxMKUt13TSQYEOcP3YBRCWEIfXtY_3SWSqKBgXrk8LRj5AMbCWmI0nD8/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJTVnJx6-ZGXBLzd92_PSVQ1naYOiiMjiCOSCMRDmo3KsI5czV4PohbF90zSsQQ67e51GbAgnQXc6DdsuzkEnxMKUt13TSQYEOcP3YBRCWEIfXtY_3SWSqKBgXrk8LRj5AMbCWmI0nD8/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487054206841388306" border="0" /></a><br />25th Asian International Stamp Exhibition "Bangkok 2010" ( Overprint)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIat-liQ7c0-4-WEAI8XfM2z7xgB3nykC1adkxaShNZU38QDzZS1JKXRo4Yg4o6LFDqMEM2NZIAC6236Co4xDCSOV9UWfcHd1u7C6vGJHGcYTRsHk9HGWjWHKbqh4zPhM3yRScg6fF_dc/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIat-liQ7c0-4-WEAI8XfM2z7xgB3nykC1adkxaShNZU38QDzZS1JKXRo4Yg4o6LFDqMEM2NZIAC6236Co4xDCSOV9UWfcHd1u7C6vGJHGcYTRsHk9HGWjWHKbqh4zPhM3yRScg6fF_dc/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487054450636936722" border="0" /></a>Unoffical Visit of the Great Leader Kim Jong Il to the People's Republic of China.<br />(Well, they need to issue a set of stamp for it.... as China's is the biggest help of their government!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmkPZg1XNKfiaG2EYopX79vTaNQ2TMCgov_J-NKrkZbYWvUE4As8qbapfXI9m4BnN4oKFkJvbm1WBpQZu80e6UzKkk-DaY0jE0WzcNjFSTXj_Hc7Uj-afbq4pFIqoWK7AOcbInSsfpHQ/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmkPZg1XNKfiaG2EYopX79vTaNQ2TMCgov_J-NKrkZbYWvUE4As8qbapfXI9m4BnN4oKFkJvbm1WBpQZu80e6UzKkk-DaY0jE0WzcNjFSTXj_Hc7Uj-afbq4pFIqoWK7AOcbInSsfpHQ/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487054939719921218" border="0" /></a>2010 FIFA World Cup - South Africa<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitj25TfMmhQYsS0fFgiJMnIc2-GRF-3oCkAxlAOydWYzB9EAGacXK0uuiaf5UZVOXzrWZfutV9zu_1bslP0AhAoIRSapLWlXqgk9ornjTiJ_nadcI5qO__0H29UFDAMs_zGMUgo7YbAAY/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitj25TfMmhQYsS0fFgiJMnIc2-GRF-3oCkAxlAOydWYzB9EAGacXK0uuiaf5UZVOXzrWZfutV9zu_1bslP0AhAoIRSapLWlXqgk9ornjTiJ_nadcI5qO__0H29UFDAMs_zGMUgo7YbAAY/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487055219652571474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhcuNQ6N18eIV6xR1OB8pnBjaqVroqldwUsYqB01T4nbvaTCmAhJucgpSDh_wnVWTwLLCbj0vTnQBgAxBeXXu8o9PE1W3NcysTN81Z_sKCWvJbw0doHNLHQVRIeCgJPKjnMUj-6SeVi8/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhcuNQ6N18eIV6xR1OB8pnBjaqVroqldwUsYqB01T4nbvaTCmAhJucgpSDh_wnVWTwLLCbj0vTnQBgAxBeXXu8o9PE1W3NcysTN81Z_sKCWvJbw0doHNLHQVRIeCgJPKjnMUj-6SeVi8/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487055229274177858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BMxlRIDhHekJ0RJYXdWVTMGxdgmRCX97BibXFzAsF2w58loGTutxXFAsWuDEnw2aW-kzHDHPiNrwE81eXKrNRFBA4nEiZSHuM67AHA4WETmUzb3SW5g-31qmonr5H0EuZsSxfmKMjZM/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BMxlRIDhHekJ0RJYXdWVTMGxdgmRCX97BibXFzAsF2w58loGTutxXFAsWuDEnw2aW-kzHDHPiNrwE81eXKrNRFBA4nEiZSHuM67AHA4WETmUzb3SW5g-31qmonr5H0EuZsSxfmKMjZM/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487055238122777538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TQ-ehohDcJwlxgi-rEOHjLUK4cNXVLRzl6D8tlJfZL35h_F2QK3uGt0S7yzHcAomvhaXrlnodYme8a1CTaTOY5lb6APzAQvqw4BMdOVbEt-sV568KP4sxXdsF2IHP_o_OSb8Hu6g_ZQ/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TQ-ehohDcJwlxgi-rEOHjLUK4cNXVLRzl6D8tlJfZL35h_F2QK3uGt0S7yzHcAomvhaXrlnodYme8a1CTaTOY5lb6APzAQvqw4BMdOVbEt-sV568KP4sxXdsF2IHP_o_OSb8Hu6g_ZQ/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487055244552804290" border="0" /></a>Important News!<br />As the DPRK authority introduced the new currency last year at November, postage rate has been changed, and in this issue of Korea Stamp News, announced that stamps overprinted with new denominations were enforced for a period of time. But I cannot tell the differences of old and new rates==Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-59142606839649397602010-06-25T05:52:00.001-07:002010-06-25T06:56:41.090-07:00Series: Hongkong post offices and their cancellations. (1)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK3JMpkqE4mCovxX3U0Q3oM-AXP5UJwawJJqOR8tE6EZ11ZW98Su6uVmlCgUpqTaHNRnIZmZXl-lUMEn43Fh_JSXGjpEzJgk9Nm4z9o0glAQSwGr1ZtCwZMye8QaXO12N86TdcNSjEpE/s1600/zhn81,20080105215009565.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK3JMpkqE4mCovxX3U0Q3oM-AXP5UJwawJJqOR8tE6EZ11ZW98Su6uVmlCgUpqTaHNRnIZmZXl-lUMEn43Fh_JSXGjpEzJgk9Nm4z9o0glAQSwGr1ZtCwZMye8QaXO12N86TdcNSjEpE/s400/zhn81,20080105215009565.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486709890675914802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As an Asian international city, Hong Kong has it's one of the most concentrate post office network, not less than their neighbour cities. Their are more than 125 regular post offices in the city... and when exhibitions, their shall be temporary post offices opened.<br /><br />125 offices means that their are more than 125 different kind of cancellations, excluding those who were being used in the mail processing centre, like the International Mail Center (IMC) and Air Mail Center(AMC). On the other hand, their are also philatelic cancells used by different offices. Thus, it would be hard enough to collect all the cancellations used in the city.<br /><br />From this post onward, I am going to upload some of the cancellations collected.<br /><br />Series: Hongkong post offices and their cancellations. (1)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_tQG0B-2310M2sS9Cwt3wfd_ksMYQrh9VTCUmEtlcUQytI8TXTxHuHLlgeaoapKzi7mB0LrXZJPIOPsPFK3BJBZTb1R9-59hyphenhyphenaqW-7cs-c1jiLJSUgvXb2eCKnbWeF5y5rJucE4vJzM/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_tQG0B-2310M2sS9Cwt3wfd_ksMYQrh9VTCUmEtlcUQytI8TXTxHuHLlgeaoapKzi7mB0LrXZJPIOPsPFK3BJBZTb1R9-59hyphenhyphenaqW-7cs-c1jiLJSUgvXb2eCKnbWeF5y5rJucE4vJzM/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486696677983173154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdGBIJLsfpQHeM8WsTJX51pUDfoylA7I-Ym2n748P0bwOSFOlUkKvOq0_pjn8E0yWMgQDIYzIa8DCAD3gzMa1C-wbE2hJP8Yfs41Ahd6qajw2UEYRWuzhk639YLHx_yFQPVbWfQ_cjw0/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdGBIJLsfpQHeM8WsTJX51pUDfoylA7I-Ym2n748P0bwOSFOlUkKvOq0_pjn8E0yWMgQDIYzIa8DCAD3gzMa1C-wbE2hJP8Yfs41Ahd6qajw2UEYRWuzhk639YLHx_yFQPVbWfQ_cjw0/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486707385385873378" border="0" /></a><br />Yau Yat Chuen Post Office (YYT)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4_QO0v2RLr8mOB-36gtKxoXK2EOCT98iRKoYDYHeXrCRiSf-MLN3KEKhPdkY4oXMjjQrjefAIiqgGDYkv1_X08ancFfMER9ztoOFzYeiSawWYZMiE02CcprztTOep1fbb6CrNtTC4lg/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4_QO0v2RLr8mOB-36gtKxoXK2EOCT98iRKoYDYHeXrCRiSf-MLN3KEKhPdkY4oXMjjQrjefAIiqgGDYkv1_X08ancFfMER9ztoOFzYeiSawWYZMiE02CcprztTOep1fbb6CrNtTC4lg/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486707502960815986" border="0" /></a>Kowloon City (KCY)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIT0KLPrA6wHGR1Yc0ctExZ7BnM3w-fRczovMo-CB5Lxs7-pA8rmpgiXUHxJCqK8e87evOYqShkdJgwwJwUiwy73Nygrh63vAYlXmL3wbBXY7t0qC6byfODN-4LgKO7i5Dp0gn62reOzs/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-31507245399362658462010-06-25T05:50:00.000-07:002010-06-25T05:51:28.828-07:00Russia - Monuments of science and technology. Watches.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJm1_kXzWveoZX7SiCHmXcM0_XvoQxFv-fKXI_QwK9Wx-qaV3NFb6i9vsqVeYFL3wyeEvGZxIWSucBcholebOFXil4KRPk-kcP3BoCxxKUD1uUN09uA_KsopGwOYfy4nmHGeWGPNaWk7o/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJm1_kXzWveoZX7SiCHmXcM0_XvoQxFv-fKXI_QwK9Wx-qaV3NFb6i9vsqVeYFL3wyeEvGZxIWSucBcholebOFXil4KRPk-kcP3BoCxxKUD1uUN09uA_KsopGwOYfy4nmHGeWGPNaWk7o/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486693087656178834" border="0" /></a>Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-1638879609888106312010-06-25T05:48:00.000-07:002010-06-25T05:50:33.120-07:00Russia - The 500th anniversary of birth of Ivan Feodorov.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPk_wXd6__hzrpu_BUR0r8o53CQIcgLtUWvoiBF_XsYntC0sOc_00AamWp4S-SAl1dA2CfgWpksG8OoGy1GGaNcoaioPnX1qAxaspIvCy_WfgzrGkGJc9gSryirnc6iotHW0pVvtD4Gc/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPk_wXd6__hzrpu_BUR0r8o53CQIcgLtUWvoiBF_XsYntC0sOc_00AamWp4S-SAl1dA2CfgWpksG8OoGy1GGaNcoaioPnX1qAxaspIvCy_WfgzrGkGJc9gSryirnc6iotHW0pVvtD4Gc/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486692612753262114" border="0" /></a>Ivanov T. 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Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831221368534352049.post-81825357940332139642010-06-25T05:47:00.000-07:002010-06-25T05:48:20.179-07:00Russia - The 300th anniversary of Cyrillic alphabet – first civil alphabet.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlft7zOOG7kA-NmYgsx7LwrAG5VU2sni7xz5MRisoBe0jfLx_sNZoTdnC6W_OzmNYyuEEU0Wwdqek5q79GKpCr7niu_DLc5GZ_URYpZHtEJgw01z_U1q02yH3JFIUn7Y50DiEpJ1bAw_Q/s1600/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlft7zOOG7kA-NmYgsx7LwrAG5VU2sni7xz5MRisoBe0jfLx_sNZoTdnC6W_OzmNYyuEEU0Wwdqek5q79GKpCr7niu_DLc5GZ_URYpZHtEJgw01z_U1q02yH3JFIUn7Y50DiEpJ1bAw_Q/s400/%E6%8E%83%E6%8F%8F0017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486692089482059698" border="0" /></a><br /><p>The <b>Cyrillic</b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_system" title="Writing system">script</a> (pronounced <span title="Pronunciation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" title="Wikipedia:IPA for English">/sɨˈrɪlɪk/</a></span>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a>: <span lang="bg" lang="bg">Кирилица</span> <span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Bulgarian_and_Macedonian" title="Wikipedia:IPA for Bulgarian and Macedonian">[kɨˈrɪlɪtsa]</a></span>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru" lang="ru">Кири́ллица</span> <span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Russian" title="Wikipedia:IPA for Russian">[kʲɪˈrʲilʲɪʦə]</a></span>) is an alphabet developed in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrillic_alphabet#History" title="Cyrillic alphabet">9th century</a><sup id="cite_ref-Paul_Cubberley_1996_0-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrillic_alphabet#cite_note-Paul_Cubberley_1996-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrillic_alphabet#History" title="Cyrillic alphabet">in Bulgaria</a>, and used in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_languages" title="Slavic languages">Slavic</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_language" title="National language">national languages</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_language" title="Belarusian language">Belarusian</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_language" title="Bosnian language">Bosnian</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusyn_language" title="Rusyn language">Rusyn</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_language" title="Serbian language">Serbian</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonian_language" title="Macedonian language">Macedonian</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegrin_language" title="Montenegrin language">Montenegrin</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language" title="Ukrainian language">Ukrainian</a>, and in the non-Slavic languages of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldovan_language" title="Moldovan language">Moldovan</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakh_language" title="Kazakh language">Kazakh</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbek_Language" title="Uzbek Language" class="mw-redirect">Uzbek</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyz_language" title="Kyrgyz language">Kyrgyz</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajik_language" title="Tajik language">Tajik</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvan_language" title="Tuvan language">Tuvan</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_language" title="Mongolian language">Mongolian</a>. It also was used in past languages of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Europe" title="Eastern Europe">Eastern Europe</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasus" title="Caucasus">Caucasus</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia" title="Siberia">Siberia</a>.</p> <p>The Cyrillic alphabet is also known as <i>azbuka</i>, derived from the old names of the first two letters of most variant Cyrillic alphabets. With the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Bulgaria_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Bulgaria to the European Union" class="mw-redirect">accession of Bulgaria to the European Union</a> on 1 January 2007, Cyrillic became the third official alphabet of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>, following the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_alphabet" title="Latin alphabet">Latin</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_alphabet" title="Greek alphabet">Greek</a> alphabets.</p> <p>Cyrillic is one of the two <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet" title="Alphabet">alphabets</a> (together with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glagolitic" title="Glagolitic" class="mw-redirect">Glagolitic</a>) used in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Slavonic" title="Church Slavonic" class="mw-redirect">Church Slavonic</a> language, especially the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Church_Slavonic" title="Old Church Slavonic">Old Church Slavonic</a> variant (see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Cyrillic_alphabet" title="Early Cyrillic alphabet">Early Cyrillic alphabet</a>). Hence, expressions such as “И is the tenth letter of the Cyrillic alphabet” typically denote that meaning; moreover, not every Cyrillic-based language uses every letter of the alphabet.</p><p><br /></p><p>` From Wikipedia<br /></p>Ivanov T. C. Tsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08151367437169660598noreply@blogger.com1