2007-09-01 Hsinchu TPO

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.

2007-07-29 Hsinchu TPO

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

2006-04-05 Hsinchu TPO

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

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)

2006-08-13 Hsinchu TPO

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.

2006-04-30 Hsinchu TPO

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