A post office employee shows a set of Bingshen Year special stamps for the Year of Monkey in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 5, 2016. China Post on Tuesday officially issued the Lunar New Year special stamp, which has a face value of 1.2 yuan (about 18 US cents). The Chinese Year of Monkey, or the lunar Bingshen Year, will begin on Feb. 8 this year. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)

People queue to buy Bingshen Year special stamps for the Year of Monkey at a post office in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 5, 2016. China Post on Tuesday officially issued the Lunar New Year special stamp, which has a face value of 1.2 yuan (about 18 US cents). The Chinese Year of Monkey, or the lunar Bingshen Year, will begin on Feb. 8 this year. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)

A post office employee shows a set of Bingshen Year special stamps for the Year of Monkey in Hechi, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 5, 2016. China Post on Tuesday officially issued the Lunar New Year special stamp, which has a face value of 1.2 yuan (about 18 US cents). The Chinese Year of Monkey, or the lunar Bingshen Year, will begin on Feb. 8 this year. (Xinhua/Gao Dongfeng)

A post office employee shows a set of Bingshen Year special stamps for the Year of Monkey in Handan, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 5, 2016. China Post on Tuesday officially issued the Lunar New Year special stamp, which has a face value of 1.2 yuan (about 18 US cents). The Chinese Year of Monkey, or the lunar Bingshen Year, will begin on Feb. 8 this year. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)

A post office employee shows a set of Bingshen Year special stamps for the Year of Monkey in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 5, 2016. China Post on Tuesday officially issued the Lunar New Year special stamp, which has a face value of 1.2 yuan (about 18 US cents). The Chinese Year of Monkey, or the lunar Bingshen Year, will begin on Feb. 8 this year. (Xinhua/Zhuang Yi)

People queue to buy Bingshen Year special stamps for the Year of Monkey at a post office in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 5, 2016. China Post on Tuesday officially issued the Lunar New Year special stamp, which has a face value of 1.2 yuan (about 18 US cents). The Chinese Year of Monkey, or the lunar Bingshen Year, will begin on Feb. 8 this year. (Xinhua/Zhuang Yi)