Every year, the Presidential Office designs New Year’s cards using the Chinese zodiac sign for that year. The Presidential Office unveiled the new design for 2020 on Friday.
The year 2020 will be the Year of the Rat. President Tsai Ing-wen has chosen a card that is coral red, a nod to the fact that Taiwan is an island country. The rat designs on the cover are in gold, a sign of prosperity, while the rat is a symbol of wisdom.
On the cover, the Chinese character for “rat” replaces a similar sounding word in the idiom “one of the very best”. This is President Tsai's wish for Taiwan in the coming year.
Vice President Chen Chien-jen also has a specially designed card for the new year. It features a traditional Taiwanese window cut with the shape of rats and a copper coin... an invitation for wealth and good fortune to enter in the new year.
The Presidential Office has also created e-cards. The president’s e-card shows Taiwan’s mountain ranges turning into a forward moving force to bring success and wealth in the New Year. The Vice President’s e-card repeats the retro metal window design, and features the address 2020 Happiness Lane, a hopeful destination for Taiwan in the Year of the Rat.