A Disgruntled Symbol of Chinese New Year (3 photos)

The original plan was to make it smile, but it backfired. The factory owner intended to write off the defective batch, but then posted the story on social media. The sad horse eventually became a popular meme. Chinese consumers now order 20,000 of these toys daily because the sad horse seems so lifelike and reminds them of reality, helping them cope with the stress of the holiday celebrations.