The name and design of the first set of Chinese Zodiac stamps issued in China in 1980 were

The first set of Chinese Zodiac stamps issued in China was the T46 "Geng Shen Nian" Monkey Stamp.

After returning from a visit to Hong Kong in 1979, the Chinese Postal Delegation proposed to follow Hong Kong's practice of issuing Chinese Zodiac stamps annually. in June, the Stamp Bureau began the design of the Monkey Stamps, which was then called the Annual Stamps, and planned to issue an Annual Stamp before each year's festival. The design was for the twelve Chinese zodiac signs, i.e., a stamp with the monkey as the main picture would be issued once a year in the Year of the Monkey.

According to the five elements, the year of Geng Shen is the year of the Golden Monkey, and Mr. Huang Yongyu, a famous painter from the Academy of Fine Arts, was invited to draw the original picture, Mr. Shao Berlin designed it, and Mr. Jiang Weijie engraved it, and the Geng Shen Monkey stamp was finally issued on February 15, 1980, which is the year of the Golden Monkey. The picture of the golden monkey sits with its head cocked, through the nimble and mischievous monkey breath, and chooses the big red as the background color, showing the traditional festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year, opening China's Zodiac stamps issued by the precedent. The specification of the stamp is 26mm×31mm, with an issue of 5 million stamps, printed by the stamp factory, and the pattern is shown below.

The Chinese Zodiac stamps spread the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation to the world:

Chinese Zodiac culture going to the world is a symphony that shakes the human heart. The performers of each movement are not only from China, but also the elites of various countries; the audience who listen to and feel the moving rhythm and power of this work are all over the world. Chinese culture has nurtured generations of Chinese people, and at the same time contributed to the progress and prosperity of human civilization as a whole.

The spread of Chinese culture overseas has varied greatly in different historical eras, in terms of the content of the spread as well as its role and impact on local cultures. The history of the spread of Chinese culture abroad is also the history of the Chinese nation's march towards the world. Today, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will surely promote a new wave of spreading Chinese culture, including material, spiritual and artistic culture, to the world. The phenomenon of Zodiac stamps being popular all over the world is a vivid manifestation of this dissemination boom.