
One of the roles of Bejing Opera is called Chou or δΈ‘,which is Clown or Comedy Actor.
For more explanation of the roles, please check from page below:
http://www.chinapage.com/xwang/roles.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_opera#Chou
The following set made up of six stamps:
Scott No: 3085-90
Serial number: 2001-3
Values in set: 6
Denomination: 6.80 yuan
Date of issue: 15 February 2001
Designer: Li Qingfa and Jiang Weijie
Size: 30*40 mm
Perforation: 12*11.5
Sheet composition: 20
Printing process: gravure
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House
The stamps depict the different characters from different stories:-
SN:(6-1), Title: Tang Qin
SN:(6-2), Title: Liu Lihua
SN:(6-3), Title: Gao Lishi
SN:(6-4), Title: Jiang Gan
SN:(6-5), Title: Yang Xiangwu
SN:(6-6), Title: Shi Qian