July
04
/ 2022
China loses it on a new national fad. Chinese museum authorities have turned its most recognized cultural artifact into an “ugly” flying horse toy. To begin with let’s look at the word “fad.” It means: “an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze.” There is perhaps no better word to describe the so-called “ugly but cute” stuffed flying horse toy that barely resembles one of the most valuable artifacts ever discovered in China, the 2000-year-old East Han dynasty bronze Flying Horse of Gansu. Famous Flying Horse of Gansu As Stuffed Flying Horse Toy! The Flying Horse of Gansu, or the Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow, is a famous Chinese bronze sculpture
