2016 is the year of monkey in the third year of the lunar calendar. On January 5, China Post issued a set of 2 special stamps for the fourth round of Chinese Zodiac stamps. From January 5 to 10, the "World monkey ticket Exhibition" and "golden monkey New Year stamp design competition" will be held in Guangzhou Library, and the "Huang Yongyu Xu Hongfei sculpture art works joint exhibition" will be held in combination with Guangzhou characteristics. The event was jointly sponsored by the Publicity Department of Guangzhou municipal Party committee and Guangdong Branch of China Post. The event was unveiled by the famous sculptor Xu Hongfei, who will display the golden monkey stamp plate, the concerned sculpture of "Houdun apple" by Xu Hongfei and the sculpture works of "monkey" by Huang Yongyu. Participants of the day can draw prizes for Huang Yongyu's calendar and Xu Hongfei's autograph.

 

 

 

Huang Yongyu and "monkey ticket" have been linked for 36 years. In 1980, the first set of Chinese Zodiac stamp "the year of Gengshen", designed by Huang Yongyu and issued by China Post, was engraved and printed. The monkey hair is visible and has a strong sense of three-dimensional. In addition, it has a circulation of only 4.5 million, and it is also the leading stamp of Chinese zodiac. This "monkey ticket" with a face value of only 8 points. At present, its market price has reached more than 10000 yuan, ranking among the "treasure stamps".

 

 

 

Huang Yongyu, a master of traditional Chinese painting, created stamps for the year of the monkey again at the age of 92. The contents of this round of monkey tickets are as follows: offering auspiciousness to monkey and double arrival of blessing and longevity. The first picture shows the monkey holding the longevity peach with a smile on his face. The image is lively, lovely and vivid. In the second picture, a golden monkey holds two orange monkeys to symbolize family affection and auspiciousness of family reunion and longevity.

 

 

 

Huang Yongyu and Xu Hongfei, one of the most influential and younger artists from the ancient city of Phoenix, one of the world-renowned sculptors living in Lingnan City, are friends and teachers. They share the same temperament and enjoy each other. The artists who cross the gap between regions and ages hold exhibitions together to make a good story in the art field.