The 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Zheng Banqiao

We have received nice Chinese maximum card from Canada!

Maximum card  is from series The 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Zheng Banqiao, stamp is An Album of Cymbidium, issued on 1993-11-22.

Zheng Xie (1693–1765), commonly known as Zheng Banqiao was a Chinese painter from Jiangsu. He began life in poverty, but rose in the exam system to become a magistrate at Shandong. However, after 12 years, he became critical of the life of an official as he refused to ingratiate himself with senior officials. When he was reportedly criticized for building a shelter for the poor, he resigned. After that, he expressed himself in art and became one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.

Stamp on backside is Black History - Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013 , issued on 2015-01-30

Thank You Tina!