The picture taken on December 20, 2007 shows a six-yuan commemorative cover sheet depicting the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest. A set of six stamps portraying Beijing's main Olympic venues were issued by China Post on Thursday. With a total face value of 8.6 yuan (about $1.2 ), the stamps feature the National Gymnasium, the China Agricultural University Gymnasium, the Beijing University Gymnasium, the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, the Laoshan Velodrome and the National Swimming Center, or the Water Cube. It is the fourth set of commemorative Olympic stamps since July 2001. (Xinhua) |