2017 The Classical Novel of China "A Dream of Red Mansion." Stamps. Formosa(Taiwan), Rep of China.
First day of issued: June 29,2017.
The designs follow:
1. Xiangyun Sleeps in Inebriation (NT＄5): One day, Shi Xiangyun joins the girls for a birthday celebration for Baoyu and Ping'er and makes merriment. The revelers split up after the party, but Xiangyun is nowhere to be seen. When she is at last found, she is slumping across a stone bench in an inebriated sleep, with her peony petals wrapped in her silk handkerchief as a pillow. Petals cover her body, face, and clothes in a fragrant mess. Her fan is also half-buried in the flowers as honeybees and butterflies buzz about her, a picture of mirth and joviality.
2. Daiyu Burns Manuscripts (NT＄5): Daiyu becomes bedridden when she learns of the upcoming nuptials of Baoyu and Baochai and she is cared for only by her two loyal maids, Zijuan and Xueyan. In despair, Daiyu decides to burn all her literary works and a handkerchief inscribed with a poem by Baoyu. This offering has been an anchorage of Daiyu's life and love, and in burning it, she puts closure on her lovesickness. Gulping for her last breath, Daiyu instructs Xueyan to start a fire and burn all the manuscripts and handkerchief.
3. Jia Mansion Ransacked (NT＄10): Jia Zheng returns home from his official assignment and while entertaining his guests, the Prince of Xiping appears with the Emperor's decree, with Imperial Guard Zhao in tow to search the property. Thanks to covert protection from the Prince of Xiping, and the timely arrival of the Prince of Beijing to proclaim a decree, only Jia She's property is searched. Shortly after, Jia She is granted leniency, and Jia family's property is returned to Jia Zheng. The Jia Mansion continues to stay in the Emperor's good graces. Nonetheless, the raid is symbolic of the family's declining fortunes.
4. Baoyu Becomes a Monk (NT＄25): Jia Zheng transports the coffin of Grandmother Jia back to Jinling for a proper burial. On his way back to the capital, Jia Zheng pens a letter home on the boat, and as he looks up, he sees a figure with a shaved head and bare feet, draped in a red felt cape, about to make a bow. Jia Zheng hurries out of the boat, and identifies the figure as Baoyu. A Buddhist monk and a Taoist priest sandwich Baoyu and the trio leaves by shore.
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