Some 7,207 sets of stamps marking the Year of the Rabbit were available for sale in Zhongshan on January 5. Early in the morning, several postal outlets in Zhongshan were filled with stamp collectors queuing for the special stamps.
Designed by Huang Yongyu, a famous artist in China, the "Year of the Rabbit" stamps are the eighth set of the fourth edition of Chinese zodiac stamps.
Fortune Rabbit Celebrates Chinese New Year, a set of postcards with Zhongshan characteristics, was also available for sale and gained popularity from stamp collectors.