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The Fab Fads

Getting creative during quarantine has arguably become an art in itself. Many young Chinese have kept the inspiration flowing.

The “cardboard dog” trend started at the Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology in Henan Province in late October and became an online sensation almost overnight.

At first, a handful of students started creating paper canines from the packaging of their deliveries, a creative pastime inspired by online short videos featuring students in other colleges crafting such animals.

“Our college was under closed-loop management for several months this year as the pandemic situation in Luoyang City was unstable,”.

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