Accidental ‘crying horse’ toy wins hearts in ChinaReuters, YIWU, ChinaAt Yiwu International Trade City, China’s largest wholesale market, customers crowd into a small shop searching for an unlikely bestseller ahead of the Lunar New Year. They are looking for a red plush horse with a downturned mouth, a gold bell around its neck and eyes that appear to shy away from a viewer’s gaze. Photo: ReutersCalled the “crying horse” by online users, the toy was designed as a happy-faced Lunar New Year decoration, but a manufacturing mistake turned its smile into a frown. “People joked that the crying horse is how you look at work, while the smiling one is how you look after work,” Zhang said. “This crying horse really fits the reality of modern working people.”

Source: Taipei Times January 27, 2026 17:31 UTC