Commemorative postmarks released in Mo Yan's hometown
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| A notice saying that works of Chinese writer Mo Yan have been sold out is seen at a Xinhua Bookstore in Yantai City, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 12, 2012. The Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on Thursday that Chinese writer Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature. Mo Yan became the first Chinese national to win the award. [Xinhua] |
Gaomi, Chinese Nobel laureate Mo Yan's home city in Shandong province, and the provincial capital Jinan, jointly released a pair of commemorative postmarks to celebrate his recent receipt of the literary award on Saturday.
The postmarks feature an image of the Nobel Prize in Literature medal, Mo's portrait and his signature.
Celebratory phrases, such as "the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize for Literature" and "hometown people congratulating Mo Yan on winning the Noble Prize in Literature" are also on the postmarks.
Mo, 57-year-old Chinese writer, is the first Chinese citizen who won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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