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China Post issues Year of Pig collectible

By Lin Qi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-01-08 11:01
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Han Meilin(R) and Liu Aili chairman of China Post jointly unveil the Year of Pig stamps in Beijing. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily]

The importance of domesticated pigs as a source of food and a symbol of prosperity is manifested in many forms of Chinese culture, for example, the character of "jia (home)" is composed by a part "tun" which means the pig.

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