Horse plush toys sit in a display shelf ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which will welcome the Year of the Horse, at Yiwu International Trade City in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, China

China’s Year of the Horse Gets an Unusual Mascot as ‘Crying Horse’ Plush Sells Out Across Yiwu

At Yiwu International Trade City, China’s vast wholesale hub known for setting trends in festive merchandise, shoppers are crowding into a small stall in search of an unlikely Lunar New Year hit: a gloomy-looking red plush horse. The toy, which...