The history of the 'Longtu' emoticon is actually a very typical evolution of Chinese internet 'grassroots meme'. Around 2013, a roughly drawn, dragon-shaped emoticon image quietly became popular on Tieba and QQ Space. Originally just a 'ugly picture'随手涂鸦 by some netizen, it was widely forwarded, modified, and re-created by netizens due to its呆滞 yet莫名喜感 expression. Soon after, it formed a unique 'abstract meme' cultural circle....