Scott No: 2390
Serial number: 1992-5
Values in set: 1
Date of issue: May 23, 1992
Designers: Gu Yuan
Size: 30*40mm
Perforation: 11.5
Sheet composition: 50
Printing process: offset

The commemorative stamp Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Publication of "Talks at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art", catalog number 1992-5, was issued on May 23, 1992. It consists of one stamp, produced using offset printing. The stamp measures 30×40 mm, with a perforation gauge of 12 degrees. Each sheet contains 50 stamps. It was designed by He Yunlan and printed by Beijing Stamp Printing Works.

Thematic Focus of the Set

This stamp was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of "Talks at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art." This important document defined the fundamental direction of literature and art serving the people and serving socialism, profoundly influencing the development path of China's revolutionary literature and art. Using the image of the Yan'an Pagoda Mountain and the integration of literary and art workers with the masses, the stamp revisits the spirit of the Talks, highlights the purpose of literature and art taking root in the people and in life, and commemorates the glorious tradition of the literary and art front during the Yan'an period.

Stamp Design and Historical Background

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Publication of "Talks at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art"

The main subject is the Yan'an Pagoda Mountain. Below it is integrated the image of literary and art workers going deep among the masses and carrying out literary and artistic propaganda. Symbols such as flags, musical notes, and painting scrolls are interwoven, symbolizing literature and art drawing close to the workers and peasants and drawing creative inspiration from the people's lives, highlighting the core of the Yan'an literary and artistic spirit.

Artistic and Design Features

The stamp uses a decorative freehand style. The tones are warm and substantial, and the composition combines solid and void. It integrates Yan'an's landmark with literary and artistic symbols, with a strong sense of the era. The image is dignified and lyrical, concisely and powerfully interpreting the thematic connotation of literature and art for the people. It is a classic work in the category of revolutionary literature and art commemorative stamps.