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List of Internet phenomena in China
Summary
This is a list of phenomena specific to the Internet within China.
Aircraft carrier style () – refers to the crouching and pointing position taken by two technicians on the to give the green light to the fighter pilots. Has spawned many parody images posted by web users. The name of the meme itself is a parody of "Gangnam Style".
Back Dorm Boys – two Chinese males lip-synching to Backstreet Boys in a dormitory.
The Bus Uncle — the reaction of an angry middle aged man towards a young man seated behind him on a bus in Hong Kong, which became widespread over the Internet.
Honglaowai – an American, named George Costow, who sang Chinese communist songs which he put on YouTube.
"I and my little friends were struck dumb!" () – a meme used for surprise and bewilderment. Originated in 2013 in a primary school student's essay.
"I would rather cry in a BMW" – an old, long-familiar phrase made famous by Ma Nuo, a 21-year-old contestant on the game show If You Are the One, when asked by a suitor whether or not she would go ride on his bicycle with him on a date. The phrase became a meme and caused an outcry on the Internet and led to serious soul-searching about materialism in early 21st-century Chinese society.
Jia Junpeng – a post on the Baidu Tieba World of Warcraft forum which attracted more than 400,000 viewers and 17,000 replies, despite only consisting of the text "Jia Junpeng, your mother is calling you home for dinner".
Jinsanpang () – literally "Kim Fatty the third", widely used as a moniker for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un; the term was censored in China after North Korean officials had lodged an official complaint.
"Just out getting some soy sauce" () – in 2008, Edison Chen, a celebrity from Hong Kong, was involved in a nude photo scandal which shocked many around the world. A Guangzhou journalist attempted to interview an ordinary man on the street about the incident. The man said that he knew nothing about it, and was "just out getting some soy sauce.
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