Cheng Cheng-kung (1624-1662) was born with the given name of Sen to a family from Fujian’s Quanzhou. The emperor of the Southern Ming gave him the imperial surname of Zhu, with his given name changed to “Cheng-kung,” which means success. Because he led resistance against Qing forces, a successor to the Southern Ming throne would give Cheng Cheng-kung the title “Prince of Yanping.” This is why he was also called Koxinga (“prince with the national surname”) or Cheng Yanping. Along with his son and grandson, he turned the page onto a new era in the history of the development of Taiwan. To commemorate Cheng Cheng-kung’s 400th birthday, Chunghwa Post has specially issued a NT$35 stamp. It is described below: The stamp features “The Portrait of Koxinga” from National Taiwan Museum, which is the earliest and most accurate of his portraits. The background is an image from “Central Panel in Cursive Script,” a work of Cheng’s own calligraphy in the collection of the National Palace Museum that is composed of five-character quatrains in cursive script. The vigorous brushwork bears witness to the bold and upright character of this Confucian general.