The Mandarin Phonetic Symbols are an important means of teaching children to pronounce Mandarin Chinese and recognize traditional Chinese characters. To increase children’s interest in learning and their appreciation of the beauty of Taiwan, Chunghwa Post has designed a series of four sets of stamps. The first set contains ten stamps in a se-tenant block, each valued at NT$6, combining the symbols for “ㄅ,ㄆ,ㄇ,ㄈ,ㄉ,ㄊ,ㄋ,ㄌ,ㄍ,ㄎ” with specialities of local administrative areas. The designs are as follows:ㄅ(b): Beitou (běi tóu), Hot Springㄆ(p): Pingxi (píng xī), Sky Lanternㄇ(m): Magong (mǎ gōng), Xiying Rainbow Bridgeㄈ(f): Fuli (fù lǐ), Long Yellow Daylilyㄉ(d): Donggang (dōng gǎng), Bluefin Tunaㄊ(t): Toufen (tóu fèn), Tung Blossomㄋ(n): Nangan (nán gān), Tunnel 88ㄌ(l): Lugu (lù gǔ), Teaㄍ(g): Guanyin (guān yīn), Lotusㄎ(k): Kouhu (kǒu hú), Mullet Roe