Special Stamps：The Double Ninth Festival

In 2003, the State Postal Bureau issued a set of three special stamps, the fourth of its kind following sets released to celebrate the Spring Festival, Double Fifth and Mid-Autumn Festivals.The Double Ninth Festival, falling on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, is one of China's traditional celebrations. An Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D. 25-220) legend tells of a demon that appeared in Ruhe (in present-day Henan Province) on the ninth day of the ninth