23 August 2018

various lighthouses; stamps: china, 2002

the lighthouses.
  • Maota Pagoda (泖塔, Maota Pagoda Lighthouse) [top right]
  • Jiangxin Island Pagodas (江心屿双塔, Jiangxin Island Lighthouses) [middle right]
  • Huaniaoshan Lighthouse (花鸟山灯塔, North Saddle Island Lighthouse) [bottom right]
  • Laotieshan Lighthouse (老铁山灯塔, Laotieshan Xijiao Lighthouse) [top left]
  • Lin’gao Lighthouse (临高灯塔) [bottom left]

what. stamps with lighthouse


where.

  • Maota Pagoda: Sun Island, Shanghai, China
  • Jiangxin Island Pagodas: Jiangxin Island, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
  • Huaniaoshan Lighthouse: Huaniaoshan Island, Shengsi Islands, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
  • Laotieshan Lighthouse: Lushun, Dalian, Liaoning, China
  • Lin’gao Lighthouse: Lingao, Hainan, China

issue information. 1 set of 5 stamps featuring lighthouses.


note. Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ)

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