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2007-09-09 Sanchong TPO

2007-09-16T02:39:00.000+08:00

Sanchong Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Myths and Legends of China - Chang'e Flies to the Moon
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 September 9th(96.9.9) (8:30-12:30)
Cancellation Design: Chang'e Flies to the Moon

Houyi brought the pill home and stored it in a case. He warned Chang'e not to open the case and then left home for a while. Like Pandora in Greek mythology, Chang'e became too curious: she opened up the case and found the pill just as Houyi was returning home. Nervous that Houyi would catch her discovering the contents of the case, she accidentally swallowed the entire pill. She started to float into the sky because of the overdose. Although Houyi wanted to shoot her in order to prevent her from floating further, he could not bear to aim the arrow at her. Chang'e kept on floating until she landed on the moon.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang'e_(mythology)

2007-09-01 Hualien TPO

2007-09-16T02:36:00.000+08:00

Hualien Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Taiwan Hakka Century Impression Exhibition
TPO Open Date: 2007 September 1st(96.9.1)
Cancellation Design: Hakka

2007-09-01 Hsinchu TPO

2007-09-07T22:58:00.000+08:00

Hsinchu Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Hsinpu Yimin Culture Festival
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 September 1st(96.9.1)(9:00-15:00)
Cancellation Design: Gate, Stone Lion

The Yimin Festival is the grandest traditional religious observance among the Hakka. In Hsinchu County the celebrations are centered around the Fangliao Yimin Temple in the small Hakka town of Sinpu. The specific date is the 20th day of the seventh lunar month, but events and activities stretch more than a week. To the Hakka “yimin” denotes “righteous people,” meaning those who sacrifice themselves for their community. Specifically, the festival emerged to honor the brave who fought Hakka enemies during imperial days. The Fangliao Yimin Temple was built in 1794 before a sacred burial site for many of these martyrs, still extant. Hakka-diaspora devotees from around the globe come back to participate.

2007-08-25 Sanchong TPO

2007-09-07T22:44:00.000+08:00

Sanchong Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Myths and Legends of China - Chang'e Flies to the Moon
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 August 25th(96.8.25) (8:30-12:30)
Cancellation Design: Chang'e Swallows Elixir

Houyi brought the pill home and stored it in a case. He warned Chang'e not to open the case and then left home for a while. Like Pandora in Greek mythology, Chang'e became too curious: she opened up the case and found the pill just as Houyi was returning home. Nervous that Houyi would catch her discovering the contents of the case, she accidentally swallowed the entire pill. She started to float into the sky because of the overdose. Although Houyi wanted to shoot her in order to prevent her from floating further, he could not bear to aim the arrow at her. Chang'e kept on floating until she landed on the moon.

More Information of Chang'e in Wikipedia.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang'e_(mythology)

2007-08-25 Kaohsiung TPO

2007-09-05T09:20:00.000+08:00

Kaohsiung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Kaohsiung Philatelic Society Philatelic Festival Exhibition
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 August 25th(96.8.25) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Postmark, Stamp

2007-08-27 Keelung TPO

2007-09-04T22:32:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival & Taoist Master - Zhong Kui
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 August 27th(96.8.27) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Fan

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2007-08-25 Banciao TPO

2007-08-31T21:56:00.000+08:00

Banciao Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Taipei County Sansia Indigo Dyeing Festival
TPO Open Date: 2007 Augest 25th-26th(96.8.25-26)
Cancellation Design: Leaf

The original open date on Augest 18-19, but it was changed to Augest 25-26 due to Typhoon Sepat.

2007-08-18 Keelung TPO

2007-08-29T21:26:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival & Taoist Master - Zhong Kui
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 August 18th(96.8.18) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Zhong Kui Marries off His Sister

According to folklore, Zhong Kui travelled with Du Ping (杜平), a friend from his hometown, to take part in the imperial examinations at the capital. Though Zhong achieved top honours in the exams, his title of "zhuangyuan" was stripped by the emperor because of his disfigured appearance. In anger, Zhong Kui committed suicide upon the palace steps by hurling himself against the palace gate until his head was broken. Du Ping buried him. After Zhong became king of ghosts in Hell, he returned to his hometown on the Chinese New Year's Eve. To repay Du Ping's kindness, Zhong Kui gave his younger sister in marriage to Du.

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2007-08-18 Sanchong TPO

2007-08-29T21:13:00.000+08:00

Sanchong Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Myths and Legends of China - Chang'e Flies to the Moon
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 August 18th(96.8.18) (8:30-12:30)
Cancellation Design: Queen Mother of the West Obliges Houyi with Elixir

Although Houyi cared little about being banished from Heaven, he couldn't bear the fact that he would one day die and become nothing. Searching for a way to regain his immortality, he traveled to the palace of Xi Wang Mu, the Queen Mother of the West, on Kunlun Mountain. Houyi would seek her elixir of immortality. The stories of the great hero, Houyi, were known to the goddess and she took pity on him and agreed, with one condition. Knowing that Houyi was a skilled architect, she asked him to build her a summer palace in exchange for the immortality drug. He agreed and for many months he laboured and earned it. Before departing, Xi Wang Mu warned Houyi that these two elixir that she gave him are the last of their kinds. Houyi planned to spend them on himself and his wife(Chang'e).

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2007-08-15 Sanchong TPO

2007-08-29T20:43:00.000+08:00

Sanchong Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Myths and Legends of China - Chang'e Flies to the Moon
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 August 15th(96.8.15) (8:30-12:30)
Cancellation Design: Houyi Shooting the Sun, Archery

Houyi (Chinese: 后羿), also simply called Yi, was a mythological Chinese archer. He is sometimes portrayed as a god of archery descended from heaven to aid mankind, and sometimes as the chief of the Youqiong Tribe (有窮國) during the reign of King Xiang of Xia Dynasty. His wife, Chang'e, became a lunar deity.

In Chinese mythology, the sun's true forms are the Sun-birds. It is believed that there were ten of them, all of whom are the offspring of Dijun, God of the Eastern Heaven. Each morning, one of these Sun-birds was to rise and give the world light. One day, the Sun-birds grew tired of the routine and decided that all of them were to rise at once. The heat on earth became intense. At a result, crops shrivelled in the fields. Lakes and ponds dried up; humans and animals cowered in shelters or collapsed from exhaustion. Time passed and the suffering continued. Yao, the Emperor of China, decided to plead for divine intervention and ask Dijun for aid.

Dijun was well aware of his sons' misdeeds, and sent for Houyi, the God of Archery, to teach his sons a lesson. Dijun wanted Houyi to simply frighten them so that they would not dare to cause mischief again. Houyi, too, wanted to settle this crisis peacefully, but a single glance at the scorched land was enough to convince him that desperate measures were needed. Angered by the suffering of the people caused by the Sun-birds' misconduct, Houyi lifted up his bow and shot them down one by one. Upon killing the ninth, Emperor Yao hurried to halt him as killing the last one would leave the world in total darkness. Houyi agreed and was hailed as a hero for mankind. Yet, later, Houyi's actions caused him to make enemies in Heaven and as a result he was punished with divine wrath.

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2007-08-13 Keelung TPO

2007-08-25T16:01:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Keelung Mid-Summer Ghost Festival & Taoist Master - Zhong Kui
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 August 13th(96.8.13) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Wu Daozi paints Zhong Kui

Zhong Kui (鍾馗 pinyin: Zhǒng Kuí, Shōki in Japanese) is a figure of Chinese mythology. Traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons, his image is often painted on household gates as a guardian spirit, as well as in places of business where high-value goods are involved.

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2007-08-03 Taitung TPO

2007-08-25T15:49:00.001+08:00

Taitung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Taiwan Hakka Century Impression Exhibition
TPO Open Date: 2007 August 11th(96.8.11)
Cancellation Design: Hakka

2007-08-03 Hualien TPO

2007-08-17T20:57:00.000+08:00

Hualien Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Summer Holidays Parenthood's Philatelic Camp
TPO Open Date: 2007 August 3rd(96.8.3)
Cancellation Design: Kid, Stamp

2007-08-03 Penghu TPO

2007-08-17T20:54:00.000+08:00

Penghu Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Summer Holidays Parenthood's Philatelic Camp
TPO Open Date: 2007 August 3rd(96.8.3)
Cancellation Design: Stamp, Magnifier

2007-07-31 Pingtung TPO

2007-08-17T20:47:00.000+08:00

Pingtung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Summer Holidays Parenthood's Philatelic Camp
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 July 31th(96.7.31) (8:30-15:30)
Cancellation Design: Family

2007-07-31 Yilan TPO

2007-08-17T20:40:00.000+08:00

Yilan Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Summer Holidays Parenthood's Philatelic Camp
TPO Open Date: 2007 July 31th(96.7.31)
Cancellation Design: Book, Stamp, Magnifier

2007-07-31 Miaoli TPO

2007-08-17T20:29:00.000+08:00

Miaoli Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Summer Holidays Parenthood's Philatelic Camp
TPO Open Date: 2007 July 31th(96.7.31)
Cancellation Design: Postman, Stamp

2007-07-31 Chiayi TPO

2007-08-17T20:21:00.000+08:00

Chiayi Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Summer Holidays Parenthood's Philatelic Camp
TPO Open Date: 2007 July 31st(96.7.31)
Cancellation Design: Steam Locomotive, Tzechiang Train

2007-07-29 Hsinchu TPO

2007-08-17T20:00:00.000+08:00

Hsinchu Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Summer Holidays Parenthood's Philatelic Camp
TPO Open Date: 2007 July 29th(96.7.29)
Cancellation Design: Family

2007-06-10 Kaohsiung TPO

2007-08-11T15:02:00.000+08:00

Kaohsiung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Memory of Travel (Sweet)
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 June 10th(96.6.10) (9:00-17:00)
Cancellation Design: Jimmy S.P.A

About Jimmy: Born in Taipei, B.A. in Fine Arts, with a major in Design. He had worked in advertising companies for 12 years. Now he works as an illustrator. Since 1998, Jimmy published several illustrated books with amazing originality and multi-faceted narratives. He had since set a fashion in creating and publishing illustrated books in local and international markets. Utilizing images as a refreshing form of literary language, Jimmy creates in his works poetic frames that emit charms and appeals. He has published seventeenth popular books so far, and they are translated into English, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean and so forth. Being the most popular illustrator author in Asia, creating lots of fantasy and touch hearts cross all generation, however, with low profile personality, he enjoys the family time more, lives a tranquil life and devotes most of his time to work. Immersing in his works is just like to go into Jimmy's inner world, his inviting stories reflect the reality of real life, more and more people are intoxicated by his vivid strokes and his magic realism narratives. Now in Asia, Jimmy becomes vogue of the time, beyond his stories, "Jimmy" is like a pop of a new life style.

2007-06-09 Kaohsiung TPO

2007-08-11T14:58:00.000+08:00

Kaohsiung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Memory of Travel (Happy)
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 June 9th(96.6.9) (9:00-17:00)
Cancellation Design: Jimmy S.P.A, Carriage

2007-06-08 Kaohsiung TPO

2007-08-11T14:54:00.000+08:00

Kaohsiung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Memory of Travel (Surprise)
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 June 8th(96.6.8) (9:00-17:00)
Cancellation Design: Jimmy S.P.A

2007-06-09 Kaohsiung TPO

2007-08-11T14:43:00.001+08:00

Kaohsiung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: The 120th Anniversary of Taiwan Railway
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 June 9th(96.6.9) (9:00-17:00)
Cancellation Design: Steam Locomotive, Kaohsiung Railway Station, Tzechiang Train

2007-05-15 Taipei TPO

2007-08-11T14:36:00.000+08:00

Taipei Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: The 41st National Taiwan University Philately Pen-Pal Society's Stamp Exhibition
TPO Open Date: 2007 May 14th-15th(96.5.14-15) (9:00-17:00)
Cancellation Design: Building

2007-03-31 Taipei TPO

2007-08-11T14:22:00.000+08:00

Taipei Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: The 2007 Shilin Presidential Residence Rose Festival
TPO Open Date: 2007 March 31st(96.3.31)
Cancellation Design: Rose

2007-03-01 Sanchong TPO

2007-08-11T14:11:00.000+08:00

Sanchong Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Taiwan Military Police School
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 March 1st(96.3.1) (9:00-14:00)

2007-02-14 Tainan TPO

2007-08-11T13:59:00.000+08:00

Tainan Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: The 9th Anniversary of Tainan Philately Service Center
TPO Open Date: 2007 February 14th(96.2.14)
Cancellation Design: Valentine's Day, Heart

2007-01-05 Banciao TPO

2007-08-11T13:44:00.000+08:00

Banciao Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Opening to Traffic of the Taiwan High Speed Rail
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 January 5th(96.1.5) (8:00-17:30)
Cancellation Design: Railway Station, Train

The Taiwan High Speed Rail (Traditional Chinese: 台灣高速鐵路, also known as the THSR) is Taiwan's high-speed rail network, running approximately 335.50 kilometers (208 mi) from Taipei City to Kaohsiung City, which began operations on January 5, 2007. Adopting Japan's Shinkansen technology for the core system, the THSR uses the Taiwan High Speed 700T train, manufactured by a consortium of Japanese companies, most notably Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The total cost of the project is currently estimated to be US$15 billion, and is the one of the largest privately funded transport schemes to date. Express trains capable of travelling at up to 300 km/h travel from Taipei City to Kaohsiung City in roughly 90 minutes as opposed to 4-6 hours by conventional rail, although regular trains take a scheduled two hours when making all stops.

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2006-11-27 Keelung TPO

2007-08-11T13:33:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Beauties of Ancient China - Imperial Consort Zhen
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 November 27th(95.11.27) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Woman

Imperial Consort Zhen (Chinese: 珍妃) (February 27, 1876 - August 15, 1900), popularly known as the "Pearl Concubine", was an Imperial Consort of the Guangxu Emperor (b.1871-d.1908) of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China.

Named Lady Tatala (他他拉), she was the daughter of Changxu of the Tatala clan and younger sister of the Imperial Consort Jin (瑾妃) (1874 - 1924) who also was married to the Emperor. Thus, both sisters were married to the same husband.

Consort Zhen was the favourite concubine of the Guangxu Emperor. She entered the Forbidden City in 1888. Soon after that, she married the Emperor on February 25, 1889 and was granted the title of "Zhen Fei" (Pearl Concubine).

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2006-11-26 Keelung TPO

2007-08-11T13:24:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Beauties of Ancient China - Wang Baochuan
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 November 26th(95.11.26) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Woman

Wang Baochuan and Syue Pinggui, a couple living in hanyao ("cold cave"), had been caught in the poor condition for years. One day, Pinggui tamed a fierce horse with red hair on its neck and gave it to the King of Tang. Pleased, the Tang King appointed him as Rear Army Force Commander. When the barbarian, Siliang, revolted, Wang Yun, Baochuan's father and also the prime minister, recommended Su Long and Wei Hu as the Marshal and Deputy Marshal, and ordered Pinggui to proceed as the Vanguard. Pinggui went back to hanyao to say goodbye with Baochuan, then stepped on his march to Siliang. However, he was set up by Wei Hu and caught by the enemy. Because the Siliang King admired talented Pinguei, he not only spared his life but also married his daughter Princess Daizhan to him. When the Siliang King died, Pinggui then succeeded to be the king.

18 years later, Pinggui went back to Changan. He accidentally encountered Wang Baochuan at Wujia Hill. Since she did not recognize him, Pinggui decided to test Baochuan's loyalty; however, Baochuan scolded this stranger for his flippant and rude behavior and ran back to hanyao. Pinggui chased her to hanyao and told her the truth. The husband and wife finally recognized each other.

Right after the King of Tang died, Wang Yun usurped the throne. He intended to kill Pinggui. Pinggui got the help from Princess Daizhan and fought back to Changan. He made himself the King. In the gold palace, Pinggui promoted Su Lung and executed Wei Hu. Admonished and advised by Baochuan, Pingui pardoned Wang Yun. He also conferred ranks on Baochuan, Princess Daizhan, and Baochuan's parents.

2006-11-25 Keelung TPO

2007-08-11T13:18:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Beauties of Ancient China - Princess Wencheng
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 November 25th(95.11.25) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Woman

The Chinese Princess Wencheng (Tibetan: Mung-chang Kungco, (Traditional Chinese: Sentence forming public main thing and pinyin: Wénchéng Gōngzhǔ) (d. 680 [1]), was a niece of the powerful Emperor Taizong of Tang of Tang China and who left China in 640, according to records and arriving the next year in Tibet to marry the thirty-seven year old Songtsän Gampo (605? - 650 CE) the thirty-third king of the Yarlung Dynasty of Tibet and in a marriage of state as part of a peace treaty.

The Chinese records mention receiving an envoy in 634 from Songtsän Gampo wherein the king requested to marry a Chinese princess and was refused. In 635/636 the Tibetian king's forces attacked and defeated the 'A zha people (Chinese: Tüyühün) who lived around Lake Koko Nor in the northeast corner of Tibet and along an important trade route into China. After a successful campaign against China in 635-6 (OTA l. 607) the Chinese emperor agreed to marry a Chinese princess to king Songtsän Gampo as part of the diplomatic settlement and which in the event became Princess Wen Cheng. As a marriage of state and the union must be considered a success as peace between China and Tibet prevailed for the remainder of Songtsen Gampo's reign.

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2006-11-24 Keelung TPO

2007-08-11T13:14:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Beauties of Ancient China - Cai Wenji
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 November 24th(95.11.24) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Woman

Cai Wenji (Chinese: 蔡文姬; Pinyin: Cài Wénjī; b. 177), also known as Cai Yan, was a Han Dynasty poet and composer. She was the daughter of Cai Yong, also a musician. Her courtesy name was originally Zhaoji, but it was changed to Wenji during the Jin Dynasty to avoid a naming conflict with Sima Zhao.

She spent part of her life as a prisoner of the Xiongnu tribe, until Cao Cao paid a heavy sum to redeem her in 207.

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2006-11-23 Keelung TPO

2007-08-11T13:08:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Beauties of Ancient China - Zhuo Wenjun
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 November 23rd(95.11.23) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Woman

Zhuo Wenjun, or Wen Jun, 卓文君 (1st century BC) was a Chinese woman poet of the Western Han dynasty.

As a young widow, Zhuo Wenjun eloped with the poet Sima Xiangru. The poem Bai Tou Yin (樂府, Song of White Hairs) which complains at the inconstancy of male love, is attributed to her.

2006-11-22 Keelung TPO

2007-08-11T13:03:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Beauties of Ancient China - Empress Zhao Feiyan
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 November 22rd(95.11.22) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Woman

Empress Zhao Feiyan (趙飛燕) (c. 32 BC — 1 BC), formally Empress Xiaocheng (孝成皇后), was an empress during the Han Dynasty. Her husband was Emperor Cheng. She was known in the Chinese popular mindset more for her beauty than for the palace intrigue that she and her sister, the also beautiful Consort Zhao Hede engaged in, but unlike most of the famous beauties in Chinese history (such as the Four Beauties), she was often vilified by historians, deserved or not. She was often compared and contrasted with Yang Yuhuan, the beautiful concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, because she was known for her slender build while Yang was known for her full build. This led to the Chinese idiom yanshou huanfei (燕瘦環肥), describing (frequently in advertisement for sexual services) the range of the types of beauties.

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2006-11-21 Keelung TPO

2007-08-11T12:58:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Beauties of Ancient China - Wang Zhaojun
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 November 21st(95.11.21) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Woman

Wang Zhaojun was born to a prominent family of Zigui country, Nan county (now Xingshan county, Hubei) in the south of the Western Han empire. She entered the harem of Emperor Yuan probably after 40 BC. During her time in the Lateral Courts, Wang Qiang was never visited by the emperor and remained as a palace lady-in-waiting.

In 33 BC, Hu Hanxie visited Chang'an on a homage trip, as part of the tributary system between the Han and Xiongnu. He took the opportunity to ask to be allowed to become an imperial son-in-law. Instead of honouring the chanyu with a princess, Hu Hanxie was presented with five women from the imperial harem, one of them who was Wang Zhaojun.

A story from the Hou Han Shu relates that Wang Zhaojun volunteered to join the chanyu. When summoned to court, her beauty astonished the emperor's courtiers and made the emperor reconsider his decision to send her to the Xiongnu.

Wang Zhaojun became a favourite of the Hu Hanxie chanyu, giving birth to two sons. Only one of them seems to have survived, Yituzhiyashi (伊屠智牙師). They also had at least one daughter, Yun (雲), who was created Princess Yimuo and who would later become a powerful figure in Xiongnu politics. When Hu Hanxie died in 31 BC, Wang Zhaojun requested to return to China. Emperor Cheng, however, ordered that she follow Xiongnu levirate custom and become the wife of the next chanyu, the oldest son of her husband. In her new marriage she had two daughters.
Wang was honoured as Ninghu Yanzhi (寧胡閼氏 "Hu-Pacifying Chief-Consort").

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2006-11-20 Keelung TPO

2007-08-11T12:52:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Beauties of Ancient China - Yang Guifei
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 November 20th(95.11.20) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Woman

Yáng Guìfēi (Simplified Chinese: 杨贵妃; Traditional Chinese: 楊貴妃; Pinyin: Yáng Guìfēi), Yáng: (a common surname), Guìfēi: 'highest-ranking imperial concubine' (literally means 'precious princess consort'), (June 1, 719 — July 15, 756), born Yáng Yùhuán (楊玉環), was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was the beloved consort of the Xuanzong emperor for many years, but was ultimately executed (together with her sisters and her cousin Yáng Guózhōng 楊國忠) because the enraged Imperial bodyguard troops were convinced that the Rebellion of Anshi was the fault of the Yang family.

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2006-11-19 Keelung TPO

2007-08-11T12:48:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Beauties of Ancient China - Diaochan
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 November 19th(95.11.19) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Woman

Diaochan (Traditional Chinese: 貂蟬; Simplified Chinese: 貂蝉; Pinyin: Diāochán) was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have been born in AD 169. Unlike the other three beauties, she never appears in any historical writings known to exist and is quite possibly a fictional character. According to historical records, Lü Bu did have relations with a maid of Dong Zhuo's; however, there is no evidence that this person's name was Diaochan; in fact, it is extremely unlikely that it was, because "Diào" is and was not commonly used as a Chinese family name, and "diàochán" likely referred to sable (diào) tails and jade decorations in the shape of cicadas (chán), which at the time adorned the hats of high-level officials.

Diaochan appeared in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in which she assisted in a plot by the official Wang Yun to persuade the warrior Lü Bu to kill his adopted father, the tyrant Dong Zhuo. She did this by becoming Dong Zhuo's concubine but also Lü Bu's betrothed, then manipulating the two through their jealousy and her charm. Dong Zhuo's tactician, Li Ru, saw that the dancing girl was driving both the Lord and the Warrior mad, so he proposed that Dong Zhou give Diaochan to Lü Bu instead of fighting over her. Upon hearing this he threatened Li Ru with death and stated that no warrior was worth what Diaochan was to him. Diaochan had Lü Bu wrapped around her finger. She told him that being with Dong Zhuo made her unhappy and wished to only be with him. Lü Bu was outraged and went to Wang Yun to plot Dong Zhou's death. Lü Bu had to escape shortly after killing Dong Zhuo and he lost a battle to Dong Zhuo's generals. However, he did meet up with Diaochan once more. Diào Chán followed Lü Bu during his time as a rogue leader until he took Cao Cao's castle of Puyang. Together they traveled the land until Lü Bu was later killed when Cao Cao's forces conquered his base, Xiapi. There is no mention of Diaochan in the novel after this.

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2006-11-18 Keelung TPO

2007-08-11T12:36:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Beauties of Ancient China - Xi Shi
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 November 18th(95.11.18) (9:00-12:00)
Cancellation Design: Woman

Xi Shi (西施, Pinyin: Xī Shī, c. 506 BC – ?) was one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China. She was said to have lived during the end of Spring and Autumn Period in Zhuji, the capital of the ancient State of Yue.

Xi Shi's beauty was said to be so extreme that while leaning over a balcony to look at the fish in the pond, the fish would be so dazzled that they forgot to swim and gradually sunk away from the surface. (Thus the idiom 沉魚落雁, 闭月羞花 which is used to compliment someone's beauty.)

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2006-06-03 Miaoli TPO

2007-08-05T12:52:00.000+08:00

Miaoli Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Commemorative of Historical Architecture "Tsai House" Repair Completion
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 June 3rd(95.6.3) (9:00-14:00)
Cancellation Design: Historical Architecture

2006-04-05 Hsinchu TPO

2007-07-31T21:48:00.000+08:00

Hsinchu Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: The Qingming Festival (Clear and Bright Festival)
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 April 5th(95.4.5) (13:00-17:00)
Cancellation Design: Rice Basket, Chook

The Qingming Festival, meaning Clear and Bright Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival on the 104th day after the winter solstice (or the 15th day from the Spring Equinox), usually occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar. Every leap year, Qing Ming is on April 4. Astronomically, it is also a solar term. In solar terms, the Qingming festival is on the 1st day of the 5th solar term, which is also named Qingming. Its name denotes a time for people to go outside and enjoy the greenery of springtime, and also to tend to the graves of departed ones. It is an official public holiday in the Republic of China, as well as in Hong Kong and Macau though not in the People's Republic of China.

The Qingming Festival Information in Wikipedia.com

2006-03-26 Hsinchu TPO

2007-07-31T20:07:00.000+08:00

Hsinchu Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: The 7th Anniversary of Hsinchu E-Postal Stamps Mall
TPO Open Date: 2006 March 25th(95.3.25)
Cancellation Design: Bird (Red-Crowned Crane)

2006-10-22 Chungli TPO

2007-07-30T21:05:00.000+08:00

Chungli Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2006 "Post Office Around Us, Community Need Us" Party
TPO Open Date/Time: 2006 October 22nd(95.10.22) (10:00-14:00)
Cancellation Design: Dog (Pomeranian), Cat (Norwegian Forest Cat)

Pomeranian:
The Pomeranian is a breed of dog in the spitz family, named for the Pomerania region of Historical Eastern Germany, which is today part of northern Poland and part of modern eastern Germany, and classed as a toy dog breed because of its small size. As determined by the FCI the Pomeranian is part of the German Spitz breed, and in German and many foreign speaking countries known as the the Zwergspitz, or Toy German Spitz.

Norwegian Forest Cat:
The Norwegian Forest Cat is a breed of domestic cat native to Northern Europe, and adapted to a very cold climate. In Norway they are known as Skogkatter or Skaukatter (skog and skau being forms of the word for 'forest' in different Norwegian dialects) or more properly, the Norsk Skogkatt (literally, Norwegian Forest Cat).

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Norwegian Forest Cat Information in Wikipedia.com

2006-08-13 Hsinchu TPO

2007-07-30T20:47:00.000+08:00

Hsinchu Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2006 Hsinpu Yimin Culture Festival
TPO Open Date: 2006 August 13th(95.8.13)
Cancellation Design: Gate

The Yimin Festival is the grandest traditional religious observance among the Hakka. In Hsinchu County the celebrations are centered around the Fangliao Yimin Temple in the small Hakka town of Sinpu. The specific date is the 20th day of the seventh lunar month, but events and activities stretch more than a week. To the Hakka “yimin” denotes “righteous people,” meaning those who sacrifice themselves for their community. Specifically, the festival emerged to honor the brave who fought Hakka enemies during imperial days. The Fangliao Yimin Temple was built in 1794 before a sacred burial site for many of these martyrs, still extant. Hakka-diaspora devotees from around the globe come back to participate.

2007-06-16 Kaohsiung TPO

2007-07-29T21:16:00.000+08:00

Kaohsiung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Memory of Travel (Miss)
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 June 16th(96.6.16) (9:00-16:30)
Cancellation Design: Jimmy S.P.A

2007-06-09 Keelung TPO

2007-07-29T20:49:00.000+08:00

Keelung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: The 120th Anniversary of Taiwan Railway
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 June 9th(96.6.9) (8:30-14:30)
Cancellation Design: Steam Locomotive (CK124), Keelung Railway Station

2007-03-04 Taichung TPO

2007-07-29T20:40:00.000+08:00

Taichung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Central Taiwan Festival of Lanterns
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 March 4th(96.3.4) (14:00-21:00)
Cancellation Design: Disney: Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne. He appears in the books Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928). Milne also included several poems about Winnie-the-Pooh in the children’s poetry books When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. All four volumes were illustrated by E. H. Shepard.

Winnie the Pooh Information in Wikipedia.com

2007-03-03 Taichung TPO

2007-07-29T20:33:00.000+08:00

Taichung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Central Taiwan Festival of Lanterns
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 March 3rd(96.3.3) (14:00-21:00)
Cancellation Design: Disney: Tigger

Tigger is a fictional tiger character originally introduced in A. A. Milne's book, The House at Pooh Corner. He is easily recognized by his orange and black stripes, beady eyes, a long chin, a springy tail, and his bouncy personality. As he says himself, "Bouncing is what Tiggers do best".

Tigger Information in Wikipedia.com

2007-02-28 Taichung TPO

2007-07-29T20:24:00.000+08:00

Taichung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Central Taiwan Festival of Lanterns
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 February 28th(96.2.28) (14:00-21:00)
Cancellation Design: Disney: Eeyore

Eeyore is a character in the book series Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne. He is a pessimistic, gloomy, old, depressed stuffed donkey who is a friend of Winnie-the-Pooh. Eeyore's name is a phonetic representation of the donkey's bray: an onomatopoeia, possibly derived from the baby talk name for the animal.

Eeyore Information in Wikipedia.com

2007-02-26 Taichung TPO

2007-07-29T19:53:00.000+08:00

Taichung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: 2007 Central Taiwan Festival of Lanterns
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 February 26th(96.2.26) (14:00-21:00)
Cancellation Design: Disney: Piglet

Piglet is a fictional character from A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh books. Piglet is a small pig who is the best friend of Winnie-the-Pooh. Despite the fact that he is a "Very Small Animal" with a generally timid disposition, he often conquers his fears and seems to want to be brave. Piglet is male although this has been debated.

Piglet (Winnie the Pooh) Information in Wikipedia.com

2007-02-10 Kaohsiung TPO

2007-07-29T19:26:00.000+08:00

Kaohsiung Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Hand Writing Delivers True Feelings
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 February 10th (96.2.10) (14:30-18:00)
Cancellation Design: Pigeon, Rose, Heart

2006-11-05 Taipei TPO

2007-07-29T13:10:00.000+08:00

Taipei Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Alishan Forest Railway Story
TPO Open Date: 2006 November 5th (95.11.5)
Cancellation Design: Alishan Mountain, Steam Locomotive

The Alishan Forest Railway is an 86 km network of narrow gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) railways running up to and throughout the popular mountain resort of Alishan in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The narrow gauge lines were originally constructed by the Japanese Colonial Government in 1912 to facilitate the logging of cypress and Taiwania wood, however today the line caters mostly to tourists.

Unlike the national rail system administered by the Taiwan Railway Administration, the Alishan railway is managed by the Forestry Bureau. The system is currently operated using diesel locomotives, though some reports have indicated that plans to restore the old steam powered Shay locomotives are underway.

Alishan Forest Railway Information in Wikipedia.com

2006-04-30 Hsinchu TPO

2007-07-29T12:34:00.000+08:00

Hsinchu Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: The 50th Anniversary of National Tsing Hua University
TPO Open Date: 2006 April 30th (95.4.30) (10:00-16:00)

National Tsing Hua University is a university in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is one of the most prestigious universities in Taiwan, with strong reputations in science and engineering, especially computer science and electrical engineering. Nearby is Hsinchu Science Park, the heart of the computer industry in Taiwan. The university and its neighbor National Chiao Tung University have been competing with each other on many fronts since the inception of both schools. This rivalry is perhaps best exemplified by the annual Mei-Chu Tournament, a series of sports and games competitions, held in March. It is said the difference between NTHU and next door neighbor rival is that NTHU is like Athens while NCTU is like Sparta.

National Tsing Hua University Information in Wikipedia.com