From December 18 to 22, the 3rd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Philatelic Exhibition was held at Tianmu Qintai in the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, Zhuhai, Guangdong province. The exhibition is a national specialized philatelic event initiated by the All-China Philatelic Federation in 2019, with two previous exhibitions successfully held in Guangzhou and Dongguan. This year’s exhibition was jointly organized by the All-China Philatelic Federation and the Macao Philatelic Association.

The philatelic exhibition not only showcased thematic stamp albums reflecting the achievements of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the new look of the Hengqin-Macao integration and China’s fine traditional culture, but also made great efforts to break through the traditional static display mode and bring visitors a refreshing experience. The exhibition brought together 1012 frames of stamps in 304 stamp albums selected by 31 provincial-level philatelic associations as well as those from Macao and Hong Kong. Among the exhibits, there were 836 frames of competitive ones in 236 albums and 176 frames of non-competitive ones in 68 albums. The exhibits consisted of 10 categories, including traditional philately, postal history, postal stationery, thematic philately, astrophilately and picture postcards. Exhibits from Hong Kong and Macao accounted for 21.4 percent of the total, marking a record high in the history of the event.

Over the five-day exhibition, the organizing committee curated a series of theme activities, and hosted over 20 cultural events including philatelic product release, theme post office, commemorative postmark stamping, special lectures, ecological photography and youth philatelic workshop. These events widely engaged the general public, especially youngsters, conveying to them the infinite charm of stamps and allowing them to enjoy a diverse cultural experience.