2018-23M China "Yangtze River Economic Belt" Stamp Miniature Sheet
This stamp miniature sheet, without folds, was issued on August 26, 2018, and the detailed information is as follows:
- Stamp size: 33×44mm
- Total number of stamps on the sheet: 16 stamps (8 stamps each for the first and second images; 8 stamps each for the third and fourth images; 8 stamps each for the fifth and sixth images)
- Perforation: 13.5 degrees
- Sheet size: 165×220mm
- Printing method: Offset printing
- Designer: Zou Qing
- Editor: He Jinmei
- Printer: Henan Post Printing Factory
- Anti-counterfeiting measures: Security paper, anti-counterfeiting ink, irregular perforations, fluorescent coding
The Yangtze River Economic Belt covers 11 provinces and cities including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou, with an area of approximately 2.05 million square kilometers. The population and total production value in this region both account for over 40% of the national total. Advancing the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is a significant decision made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and is a major strategic initiative concerning the comprehensive development of the nation.
The strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, as part of China's new round of reform, opening up, and transformation, is a strategy for regional opening up and development with global influence. It involves the coordinated development of the eastern, central, and western regions, comprehensive internal and external opening up along the coast, the Yangtze River, and the border areas, and serves as a leading demonstration zone for ecological civilization construction. Promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is a major decision made by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council to proactively adapt to and guide the new normal of economic development, strategically plan the new landscape of China's economy, and make significant decisions that are beneficial both in the short term and the long term. This effort is of great practical and profound historical significance for achieving the "Two Centenary Goals" and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, which is the Chinese Dream.
This set of stamps vividly showcases the comprehensive development achievements of the Yangtze River Economic Belt through hand-drawn illustrations. The first image depicts the development concept of coordinated large-scale protection and the beautiful natural ecology of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The second image showcases the scientifically efficient integrated transportation corridor of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The third image demonstrates the industrial transformation and upgrading of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, accelerating the cultivation of new momentum. The fourth image portrays the human-centered new urbanization of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The fifth image displays the new pattern of openness in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The sixth image illustrates the regional coordinated development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.