The grass-mud horse, online censorship, and China's national identity
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 09:01
in Mathematics & Economics
The grass-mud horse, a lively, intelligent, and tenacious animal that resembles an alpaca, is one of the most commonly referenced animals across the Chinese Internet. A recent Google search found over twenty million web pages referencing the grass-mud horse—an impressive total for an animal that doesn't actually exist.