可可爱爱！法国发行兔年生肖纪念邮票

2023-01-15 09:01

为迎接中国农历新年，法国邮政公司14日在巴黎举行中国兔年生肖纪念邮票发行仪式。

French post office, La Poste, on Saturday issued two stamps to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, which starts on Jan 22.

1月14日，在法国巴黎举行的兔年生肖邮票发行仪式上，邮票设计者陈江洪为集邮爱好者签售兔年生肖纪念邮票。图源：新华社

中国兔年生肖纪念邮票共两款，由法国华人艺术家陈江洪设计。其中，一款邮资1.16欧元，票面是粉红色背景衬托着俯卧的白兔；另一款邮资1.80欧元，票面是蓝色背景上一轮满月衬托着站立起来的玉兔。两款邮票的票面上方和下方分别用法语和中文书写着“兔年”字样。

The stamps, designed by Chinese artist Chen Jianghong, are marked with "The Year of The Rabbit" characters in both Chinese and French.

Featuring a crouching rabbit on a pink background, one stamp applies to the domestic mail service in France with a face value of 1.16 euro ($1.26). The other, a rabbit looking up on the background of the moon, applies to the international mail service with a denomination of 1.8 euro.

法国邮政公司首席执行官菲利普·瓦尔在仪式上说，法国邮政每年发布中国生肖邮票，如今已是第十九个年头。法国邮政每年用这种方式庆祝中国春节，用真诚和实际的态度致敬中国文明。

It has been 19 years since La Poste issued its first Chinese zodiac stamps, Philippe Wahl, president and chief executive officer of La Poste said.

1月14日，在法国巴黎举行的兔年生肖邮票发行仪式上，邮票设计者陈江洪展示兔年生肖纪念邮票。图源：新华社

中国驻法国大使卢沙野在邮票发行仪式上发表讲话说，2023年是癸卯兔年，兔子精灵可爱，象征着乖巧温和、机智敏捷。在障碍面前总能一跃而过的兔子，也体现着中国人不断克服困难、超越自我的正能量。展望2023年，中法关系定能“兔”飞猛进，再谱新篇。

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye said that 2023 is the year of the Rabbit, and the rabbit is an animal of incredible cuteness, well-behaved, gentle and quick-witted.

The rabbit represents the positive energy of the Chinese people who can overcome difficulties and improve themselves, Lu noted, adding that the Sino-French relations will surely write a new chapter and make rapid progress in the new year.

当日发售的还有兔年生肖纪念邮票首日封，吸引了众多法国当地的集邮爱好者到发行仪式现场购买。