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Many people may not know that after the reform and opening up, the party and the state once held a nationwide conference on science and technology, which was of epoch-making significance. Why?Because this conference not only gave birth to the famous "science and technology is the productive force" of the famous thesis, but also contributed to the former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the People's Republic of China issued a set of commemorative stamps for the scientific conference, this set of stamps created a precedent for China's JT stamp science and technology stamps. What is this set of stamps?What's the story behind his release?Next, Gen Yuexuan will take you to talk about this magical set of stamps.
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After the "Gang of Four" was smashed, a political situation of stability and unity emerged in New China. The government is harmonious, and all kinds of waste are prosperous. In order to formulate a plan for the development of science and technology, commend advanced units and figures in the intellectual circles, reward outstanding research results, and fully arouse the enthusiasm and creativity of the broad masses of intellectuals, so as to fulfill the party's general tasks in the new period.
On March 18 and 31, 1978, the National Science Conference was held in Beijing. The National Science Conference was a conference that mobilized the people of the whole country to march toward science, with nearly 6,000 delegates attending the conference. The meeting discussed and formulated the outline of the national science and technology development plan for 1978-1985 (draft), and commended outstanding scientific and technological units and individuals.
At the National Science Conference, which opened on March 18, 1978, the then vice chairman of the Communist Party of China and vice premier, pointed out in his opening speech:
Science and technology are productive forces, this is the Marxist viewpoint that has always been held.The comrade's well-known thesis that "science and technology are productive forces" is of great significance to the country's long-term development and has become the basic ideology of our party since the beginning of reform and opening up.
At the same time, he pointed out that the key to the "four modernizations" is the modernization of science and technology, and that the overwhelming majority of intellectuals in our country are already part of the working class and are a force to rely on by the party.
Since then, China's science and technology industry has ushered in the spring of all-round development.
On March 18, 1978, in order to celebrate the successful convening of the National Science Conference, the former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the People's Republic of China issued a set of commemorative stamps of the National Science Conference, a set of 3 stamps. This set of stamps is well designed, the fly in the ointment is that some elements are printed with gold dust, so it is not very easy to preserve, we must pay attention to see whether the gold dust is intact when we usually buy, and we must pay attention to prevent oxidation when collecting, especially friends in the south.
J25 (3-1) Spring of Science In the spring of science (3-1), the emblem of the National Science Conference consists of a red flag, an atomic model, and an airplane, symbolizing the new long march of the Chinese people to the four modernizations of agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology after smashing the "Gang of Four" of Wang Hongwen and Yao Wenyuan. At the bottom of the screen is a picture of Tiananmen Square, indicating that the National Science Conference was held in Beijing. The background of the pattern is decorated with spring flowers, which not only points out the seasonal characteristics of the National Science Conference, but also contains the meaning that the spring of science has arrived.
J25 (3-2) The pattern of marching towards four modernizations depicts four flags of different colors fluttering in the wind against the background of the unique colors of the morning sky, symbolizing that the people of the whole country have begun to march towards the four great goals of modernization of agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology under the leadership of the party. From top to bottom, the first yellow flag painted with ears of wheat represents agriculture, as the earth is always golden during harvest season;The second blue flag painted with gears represents industry, as the workers' overalls are mostly blue;The third green flag with the image of the aircraft on the radar scope represents national defense, because the Chinese People's Liberation Army Army units wear green uniforms;The fourth purple flag painted with an artificial satellite represents science and technology, because purple is the color of the intersection of visible and invisible light in the spectrum, and science is often explored at the intersection of darkness and light.
J25 (3-3) Strive to Climb the Peak of Science After a spacecraft flew around the earth, a bright red flag was planted into outer space, symbolizing that in the process of realizing the four modernizations, Chinese scientists will strive to climb the new field of scientific peaks, and will surely rush out of the world and go to space.
On the same day, March 18, 1978, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications also issued a J25M National Science Conference souvenir sheet. This mini-sufficiency has a very small circulation, only 100,000 pieces, which is one of the treasures in the souvenir sheet.
The souvenir sheet design consists of a set of 3 stamps with a white background, and the yellow-green color is used on the backing of the 3 stamps, the name of the souvenir sheet and the single-line border.
The National Science Conference is the harbinger of reform, and the important results achieved by the congress have laid an ideological foundation for the reform of the scientific and technological system and for the emancipation and development of the primary productive forces of science and technology. Within two years of the National Science Conference, China's post and telecommunications departments issued a number of stamps with the theme of science and technology.
Before the closing of the National Science Conference, a written speech by Guo Moruo, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, entitled "The Spring of Science," was read out. He cheered in his speech:
The spring of the most splendid science in the history of our nation has arrived.This speech was the finishing touch, highlighting the historic significance of the National Science Conference and drawing a successful conclusion to the conference.
It is worth mentioning that after the issuance of the J25 National Science Conference stamps, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications at that time issued several sets of stamps on the theme of science and technology after the issuance of stamps, such as: T25 chemical fiber, T41 love science from childhood, J40 Youth Science and Technology Exhibition, J52 Association for Science and Technology II, etc. It is a precedent for scientific stamps issued by this set of stamps, among which the T41M "Big Eyed Girl" sauvenir sheet is one of the treasures of the supple sheet. It is no exaggeration to say that this set of stamps of the J25 National Science Conference, sounded the clarion call of the new China stamp version of "science and technology is productivity", it is the pioneer of the science and technology stamps in the new China JT stamps, and laid an important foundation for the subsequent issuance and development of the new China science and technology stamps.
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