Yan Zhen/Shanghai Daily news

The State Postal Bureau will issue a commemorative stamp
across the country to celebrate Fudan University's 100th anniversary
today.
Fudan is only the second university honored with a stamp in China,
following Beijing University's centenary celebration in 1998.
"Since stamps
carry not only economic value but also cultural information about a country, we
are very happy to win the honor and hope the small stamp can pass on Fudan's
century-old spirit throughout the country," said Fang Jinggang, director of
Fudan's centenary anniversary affairs office.
Designed by a young artist in
Beijing, the commemorative stamp combines a vertical strip bearing the school's
motto, with one brown and one blue-and-red version of the school's round logo to
create the number 100.
The postal bureau said the stamp will have a face
value of 0.8 yuan (9 US cents) and was printed with sculptured printing
technology and special anti-forgery ink with metallic luster.
Altogether,
14.3 million stamps, together with 100,000 commemorative envelops, will be
issued to the public. Every Fudan graduate and faculty member can get a free
stamp and envelope set, Fudan officials said.
Meanwhile, Fudan's newly built
Guanghua Tower - the tallest building on any domestic campus - will be
inaugurated today.
Located on the east side of Fudan's Handan Road campus,
the 30-story connected twin tower will serve as the university's main research
and teaching building, with space for a student activity center, teacher's
lounge and coffee bars.
The building is scheduled to be put into use this
September.