Scott No: 2162-65
Serial number: T128
Values in set: 4
Date of issue: September 2, 1988
Denomination: 68 fen
Designers: Chen Xiaocun
Size of stamps: 40*27mm
Perforation: 11
Sheet composition: 56(8*7)
Printing process: Photogravure
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works

T128 "Socialist Construction Achievements (Series I)" special stamps were issued on September 2, 1988. The set consists of 4 stamps, printed by photogravure, with a stamp size of 40 × 27 mm, perforation gauge 11, and 56 stamps per sheet. Designed by Chen Xiaocong and printed by the Beijing Stamp Factory.

Theme of the Set

This is the opening set of the Socialist Construction Achievements series, selecting four landmark national key projects in the fields of transportation, petrochemicals, steel, and broadcasting during the reform and opening-up period. It showcases the achievements of modernization during the "Sixth Five-Year Plan" period and records the era's pace of introducing advanced technology and building large-scale industrial infrastructure. It is followed by Series II, III, and IV of the same series, which together present the construction landscape of various industries.

Stamp Designs and Historical Background

Qinhuangdao Port Coal Terminal

The image shows the modern coal loading and unloading terminal of Qinhuangdao Port, with giant handling equipment and 10,000-ton coal ships docked at the berths. Qinhuangdao Port is an important energy export port in China, undertaking the task of transporting Shanxi coal outward, and is a key hub for transporting coal from north to south.

Qilu 300,000-Ton Ethylene Project

The image shows the Qilu ethylene plant area, with rows of refining and chemical towers, tanks, and pipelines. This was a petrochemical project of leading scale in China at the time; after going into operation, it filled the shortfall in domestic organic chemical raw materials and drove the development of downstream chemical industries.

Shanghai Baoshan Iron and Steel General Works

The image presents a night view of the Baosteel plant area, with blast furnaces and factory lights brilliantly lit. Baosteel was a large modern steel base built in the early period of reform and opening up with the introduction of complete sets of technology, promoting the upgrading of China's steel industry.

China Central Television

The image shows the newly built CCTV color TV center building. The building has a distinctive shape and is capable of satellite transmission and program production and broadcasting, greatly enhancing the nationwide television transmission coverage capacity.

Artistic Design Features

The set adopts a realistic photographic style. The four images correspond respectively to port, petrochemicals, steel, and broadcasting, with calm and imposing tones and expansive compositions. The on-site real scenes intuitively display the scale of the projects, with a strong documentary feel, plain and weighty, consistent with the style of the construction achievement stamps in the same series.