Top: Chen Shaohua, designer of the 2012 dragon zodiac stamp, defends his design. Shang Hongtao / for China Daily Center: The 12 stamps of the first set of Chinese zodiac signs from 1980 to 1992. Above: The Year of the Tiger in 2010 featured an updated tiger with hands on hips, while the more traditional dragon ruled on a postage stamp issued in France. [Photo/China Daily]