Background Informations:
China 2003: the 16th Asia International Stamp Exhibition is held in Mianyang, a beautiful city in Sichuan Province, from November 20 to 24, 2003, in commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the issuance of the Large Dragon stamps of China. It is a large-scale philatelic event held in China following the successful '96 Asia International Stamp Exhibition and '99 World Philatelic Exhibition. This exhibition, under the auspices of the Federation of Inter Asian Philately, has participants from more than 20 countries and regions of Asia and Oceania, and over 1,200 frames of contesting and non-contesting exhibits. The exhibition will strengthen the friendly cooperation and exchange among philatelists from different countries, and will play a positive role in promoting the overall development of China's post service and philately.
China National Philatelic Corporation will release an FDC.
