Year of the Dragon celebrated on Jersey stamps

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The Chinese Year of the Dragon is the subject of Jersey Post's first stamp issue of 2024.

The issue – a single stamp and a miniature sheet – is the ninth part in Jersey Post's series celebrating the Lunar New Year.

The stamps have been designed by Wang Huming, the deputy chief designer of the Postage Stamp Printing Bureau of China Post in Beijing.

The designs are based on a Chinese style of painting and paper cutting.

Dragons play a major role in Chinese history and mythology, seen as both creators and destroyers which can control the elements.

The Lunar New Year, also known as China's Spring Festival, is one of the biggest celebrated points of the Chinese calendar.

The stamps will be available to buy from all branches of Jersey Post from 4 January.