China Stamps - 1994-10 , Scott 2511 Zhaojun's Marriage to Xiongnu S/S, Factory sealed original pack of 100 (9251R)

Wang Zhaojun of the Western Han Dynasty - 206BC-AD25 was selected to the palace during the reign of Yuandi. Later, the chief of the Xiongnu would like to marry a daughter of the Han imperial family to cement the relations, and Wang Zhaojun volunteered to marry the chief, which played a positive role in strengthening the peaceful Han-Xiongnu relations and became a beautiful folktale spreading far and wide.