Special 279 Chinese Classical Poetry- Yueh Fu- Postage Stamps (1990) (D279)

Stamp SN : D279
Stamp Name : Special 279 Chinese Classical Poetry- Yueh Fu- Postage Stamps (1990)
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Calligraphy & Paintings,Literature,Literature
Issue date : 1990-06-27
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 36x51.5
Printer : Courvoiser S.A., Switzerland
Sheet composition : 10×5
Process : Photogravure
Paper : Photogravure stamp paper
Perforation : 12
Suspersion date : 1992-06-27
Designer : Lin Tien-shih

Yueh Fu is one form of classical Chinese poetry, singable to the accompaniment of musical instruments. Over the years the music was lost, but the majority of the lyrics of Yueh Fu have been preserved. Tzu-yeh ko (Songs at Midnight) were the most popular folk songs during the Six dynasties (222-589 A.D.). This set of stamps includes four of the Tzu-yeh songs of the four seasons of a year. They describe nature as well as daily life.