2005 ： 于周庄看到世界建筑师贝聿铭所题的字 Saw these Chinese Calligraphy writing of the Great Architect Mr. Ian Pei

2005 : At Taicang Philatelic Exhibition

2005 ： 中国太仓“郑和扬帆600周年”邮展户外开幕礼上，气温近38度，我快受不了 It was 38 degree during the Taicang exhibition, I was perspiring and felt unbearable until I found an airconditioning place to hide myself

2005 "Zheng He 's 600th Anniversary of the first voyage" Exhibition held at Taicang, China

2005 ： Close chat with the Secretary General of the All China Philatelic Federations 与中国集邮联秘书长刘佳伟太仓相见欢

2005 ： Taicang，Suzhou, China Admiral Cheng Ho international Exhibition 苏州太仓扬帆600周年国际邮展

2005中国大事庆祝郑和下西洋600周年，邀请了马来西亚，星加坡，泰国展出邮集共襄盛举。5天的邮展真是一个国际集邮朋友的大集会。在中国邮展场合里，总会看到家喻户晓的人物-中国集邮联秘书长刘佳伟先生。

2005 China celebrated the 600th anniversary of the first voyage of Zheng He , invited Malaysia,Singapore, Thailand to jointly organise an international philatelic show at Taicang, Suzhou. It was a grand event where philatelists from these 4 countries met again to foster friendship. In all China philatelic events, there is always the presence of the Secretary General Mr. Liu Jia Wei.

2005 : knocking the No 1 Bell of the World @ HanShanSi Temple 苏州寒山寺敲打世界第一钟

2005 ： 600th Anniversary of the First Voyage of Admiral Zheng He exhibition, Taicang, China
2005 年中国太仓郑和下西洋邮展

One of the tour programmes provided by the organiser of the Taicang Philatelic Exhibition was a visit to Suzhou, and an interesting itenerary was the HanShansi - a famous temple I had read many a times in various Chinese novels and articles. There is a Bell known to be the First Bell of the World situated in a Pagoda in the temple compound. I was lured to hit this gigantic bell and experienced myself the sound resonance produced by hitting.

太仓邮展主办当局安排了官方观光节目把我们给带到邻近的苏州逛逛。其中一项重点景点是苏州寒山寺。在寺境内有个号称天下第一钟，就置在一个塔的楼阁处。亲身尝试敲响了这一个庞大的铜钟。

2005 : Taicang International Philatelic Exhibition 中国太仓启帆600年国际邮展

2005 : Taicang International Philatelic Exhibition 中国太仓启帆600年国际邮展

During  Taicang International Philatelic Exhibition, Malaysia High Commission's representative based at Shanghai visited the exhibition and the Malaysian Delegates. It was a pleasure to meet a country man at the show.

在太仓启帆600年国际邮展会上，我有幸遇到来访的马来西亚使馆参办，在异国碰上来自自家的同胞，感觉兴奋。

2005 ： Zheng He 600th Anniversary Phiatelic Exhibition @ Taicang, China 中国太仓： 郑和首航600周年纪念邮展

 

摘自中国“集邮报” excerpt from " China Philately news" 

2005 : Zheng He 600th Anniversary Phiatelic Exhibition @ Taicang, China
2005 : 中国太仓： 郑和首航600周年纪念邮展

A special international philatelic exhibition was organised by the Suzhou Post with exhibits from China-Malaysia-Thailand-Singapore  @  Taicang , the port where Admiral Zheng He began his first sail to the world.  Glad to be an invited guest to the above exhibition.

郑和下西洋600周年纪念邮展隆重与苏州太仓市举行。荣幸能够代表马来西亚参与盛典。

2005 : Zheng He 1st Voyage Philatelic Exhibition, Taicang, China 太仓扬帆高张600年邮展

 

2005：Zheng He 1st Voyage Philatelic Exhibition, Taicang, China
Official opening : 28.6.2005
Was glad to be the Malaysian National Commissioner for the philatelic exhibition held @ Taicang. I met with Mr. Tan Kan Buay from Singapore and we had become good friends subsequently. Above is a commemorative cover created by Mr. Tan a year after the exhibition.
2005 : 扬帆高张600年，中国太仓
荣幸代表马来西亚到中国太仓参与“扬帆高张600年”邮展。 在这一个邮展上，我认识了来自星加坡的陈江梅，往后我们也成了很好的朋友。 以上是陈江梅制作的一周年邮展纪念封。

2005 Taicang Exhibition - Official Visit to Zhou Zhuang - Floating City of China 2005年太仓邮展，周庄水乡一游

An official tour organised for the 2005 Taicang "600th Anniversary of 1st voyage of Zheng He" Philatelic Exhibition delegates was a visit to the floating city of Zhou Zhuang. The town of which is surrounded with numerous canals, passages are by boats or bridges. Glad to find this Chinese Calligraphy writing framed and hung in one corner of the Zhou Zhuang which was written by the renown American  Architect L.M. Pei who visited the place on 6.9.1999. Architect l.M.Pei described Zhou Zhuang as a National Treasure.

2005年参与中国太仓“郑和首航600周年纪念邮展”，主办当局安排到水乡周庄一游。周庄四周环绕着的是水道，唯一交通是船和架空的桥梁。以上是一幅由世界顶尖美籍华裔建筑师贝聿铭所题的字吸引了我的注意力，它就挂在周庄的一个角落，字并不抢眼，贝聿铭其名确比其字来得响亮。贝先生把周庄形容为国宝。

29.6.2005："600th Anniversary of the 1st Voyage of Admiral Zheng He (Cheng Ho)" Philatelic Exhibition, Taicang, China - 《郑和下西洋六百周年》邮票发行，“扬帆高张六百年” 邮展开幕

《郑和下西洋六百周年》纪念邮票展开幕式上签名

2005年6月27 - 7月2日，身为马来西亚国家征集员受邀到中国江苏太仓参与《郑和下西洋六百周年》纪念邮票首发式，同时还举办“扬帆高张六百年——中国、马来西亚、新加坡，泰国集邮展览开幕式，这两项纪念活动火爆了这个当年七下西洋起锚地。虽然我来自热带国家，然而太仓夏季高达39温度，坐在开幕的席上，依然冒汗，叫苦连天！进入嘉宾席上，嘉宾都在一个超大型的《郑和下西洋六百周年》纪念邮票首日封白板上签名留念。

27.6 - 2.7.2005, I was appointed as the Malaysian National Commissioner invited for the official launch of the "600th Anniversary of the 1st voyage of Zheng He” and the China-Malaysia-Singapore-Thailand philatelic exhibition held at Taicang, China. Although I come from a tropical country, however, the high temperature of the opening day @ 39 deg.C was really unbearable, I was perspiring while sitting on the VIP seats in the opening ceremony gallery. As an honour guest, I was invited to place signature on a large board bearing a mock-up First Day cover of the Zheng He stamp.