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The island of Jersey in the English Channel, an autonomous dependency of the British crown, is among the first to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Year of the Monkey, with the release of a stamp issue on Jan 5 designed by Beijing illustrator Wang Huming.
Chinese netizens are excited by the upcoming "Horse month of the Monkey year" based on the lunar calendar, leading many to joke on social media.
As the Year of the Monkey comes, handicrafts related with the zodiac monkeys have become particularly popular throughout the country.
France will issue its stamps for the Year of the Monkey in January 2016, which will be the last set of Chinese zodiac series stamps.
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