Dragon gets global stamp of approval
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="Hamlets">Hamlets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mythical">mythical</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 20 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="cute">cute</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="character">character</span> "<span word="dragon">dragon</span>" <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="calligraphic">calligraphic</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="by">by</span> 10 <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="calligraphers">calligraphers</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="depict">depict</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cartoon">cartoon</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="embedded">embedded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="snowflakes">snowflakes</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2012, <span word="features">features</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span> <span word="dragonhead">dragonhead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>. <span word="Combined">Combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>-<span word="cutting">cutting</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stark">stark</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Post">Post</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="ferocious">ferocious</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="stare">stare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="open">open</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heated">heated</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="roaring">roaring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intimidating">intimidating</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="read">read</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>, <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1878, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qing">Qing</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (1644-1911).</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Shaohua">Shaohua</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>, <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="gentle">gentle</span>, <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exorcise">exorcise</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>, <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bless">bless</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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