<p>The world of trends created within the universe of the internet never stops surprising. This time, a giant rabbit lantern was torn down in south-west China after internet users complained that it was too ugly. The lantern was placed at Sanxia Square in Chongqing, a city of 30 million, to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year.</p>

<p>"The rabbit has thick eyebrows and looks like a man with a serious expression. Is this a festive rabbit?,"&nbsp;a user is reported to have said on messaging app WeChat.</p>

<p>Another WeChat user reportedly wrote: "It looks like a rabbit goblin."</p>

<p>In the Chinese zodiac, 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit.</p>

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<p>"Internet users say that the rabbit lantern at the square is too embarrassing. After the complaint, we got someone to demolish it," the Sangxia Square Commercial District Management Committee told local media outlet Hongxin News, BBC reported.</p>

<p>But on the other side of the same coin of arguments, some people said it was not necessary to remove the lantern saying that it looked like a traditional rabbit.</p>

<p>In Chinese culture, the rabbit is considered a gentle animal.</p>

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<p>Earlier this month, reports emerged saying there was backlash against one of the special stamps for the Year of the Rabbit, released by China Post earlier this month.</p>

<p>The stamp features a blue rabbit with red eyes which has a pen and a piece of paper. People on the internet, however, called it "evil", "scary" and "monstrous", reports said.</p>

<p>But according to local media, the polarising China Post stamp was sold out on the first day of sales itself.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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The world of trends created within the universe of the internet never stops surprising. This time, a giant rabbit lantern was torn down in south-west China after internet users complained that it was too ugly.

The world of trends created within the universe of the internet never stops surprising. This time, a giant rabbit lantern was torn down in south-west China after internet users complained that it was too ugly. The lantern was placed at Sanxia Square in Chongqing, a city of 30 million, to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year. "The rabbit has thick eyebrows and looks like a man with a serious expression. Is this a festive rabbit?," a user is reported to have said on messaging app WeChat. Another WeChat user reportedly wrote: "It looks like a rabbit goblin." In the Chinese zodiac, 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. ALSO READ | Explained: What is China's ‘chun yun’, the largest annual migration in the world? "Internet users say that the rabbit lantern at the square is too embarrassing. After the complaint, we got someone to demolish it," the Sangxia Square Commercial District Management Committee told local media outlet Hongxin News, BBC reported. But on the other side of the same coin of arguments, some people said it was not necessary to remove the lantern saying that it looked like a traditional rabbit. In Chinese culture, the rabbit is considered a gentle animal. ALSO WATCH | China: 40-day Lunar New Year migration begins amid surging Covid × Earlier this month, reports emerged saying there was backlash against one of the special stamps for the Year of the Rabbit, released by China Post earlier this month. The stamp features a blue rabbit with red eyes which has a pen and a piece of paper. People on the internet, however, called it "evil", "scary" and "monstrous", reports said. But according to local media, the polarising China Post stamp was sold out on the first day of sales itself. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Chinese city takes down rabbit lantern as internet finds it ‘ugly’