The Chinese New Year, beginning on Feb 10, will be the Year of the Dragon, after the mythological animal that embodies majesty, auspiciousness, pride and integrity that could bind, emotionally, Chinese people all over the world together.

As usual, China Philately launched on Tuesday, in Beijing, a series of postage stamps and collectibles to mark the coming of the new year. New issues include an album of all the albums of this year and an album of selected stamps over the past four decades.