Scott No: 2341
Serial number: J179
Values in set: 1
Denomination: 20 fen
Date of issue: July 7, 1991
Designer: Jiang Weijie, Li Qingfa
Size of stamps: 40*27 mm
Perforation: 11
Sheet composition: 56 (7*8)
Printing process: photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

The commemorative stamp 2200th Anniversary of the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang Peasant Uprising, catalog number J179, was issued on July 7, 1991. It consists of one stamp, produced using the photogravure process. The stamp measures 30×40 mm, with a perforation gauge of 11.5 degrees. Each sheet contains 40 stamps (8×5). It was designed by Jiang Weijie and printed by Beijing Stamp Printing Works.

Thematic Focus of the Set

This stamp commemorates the 2200th anniversary of the Daze Township Uprising led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. The Daze Township Uprising was the first large-scale peasant uprising in Chinese history and shook the rule of the Qin Dynasty. The stamp commemorates this major historical event and affirms the far-reaching significance of the uprising in promoting historical development.

Stamp Design and Historical Background

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang Peasant Uprising

The image depicts a group portrait of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang raising their arms and shouting. The background features banners, soldiers, and the scene of Daze Township. Under the harsh rule of the late Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up in Daze Township and cried out, "Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to their stations?" This opened the prelude to the peasant wars of the late Qin period.

Artistic and Design Features

The stamp uses a printmaking style. The lines are rough and powerful, and the tones are substantial and antique, full of a sense of historical vicissitudes. The figures' movements are impassioned, and the composition is full of tension, highlighting the overwhelming momentum of the uprising where one call draws a hundred responses. The simple and antique style fits the historical atmosphere of the Qin and Han periods.