France marks Chinese Lunar Year with rat stamps

Photo taken on Jan. 19, 2020 shows the commemorative stamps themed on the Year of Rat in Paris, capital of France. French postal service company La Poste issued two Year of Rat stamps in a ceremony here on Saturday to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. This year's stamps are designed by Paris-based Chinese artist Chen Jiang Hong. The first pane of 400,000 stamps depicts a rat with a lotus and the second set, containing 325,000 copies, features a rat bride based on Chinese folklore. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)