Move over, cute plushies -- China's youth are totally obsessed with "老鼠干" (lǎoshǔ gān), these scraggly, bendy rat dolls that are weirdly funny and kinda creepy at the same time. With their wiry little limbs and twisted faces, they're the ultimate "ugly-cute" toy that's more about chaos than looking nice.

Things got really wild at Katy Perry's China tour, where fans reportedly tossed their rat dolls on stage -- part tribute, part prank, part total nonsense. And beyond that, a lot of people actually make their own "rat friends" and take them on trips, snapping photos of them at all sorts of tourist spots.

You can also find tons of shops on Taobao -- like this one -- but communicating exactly what you want might take a bit of Chinese. So, why not make one yourself, or even make one for a friend? It's silly, a little absurd, and honestly, that's exactly the fun of it.

Cheap, bendy, and full of personality -- these "rats" are basically the anti-merch, and that's exactly why everyone wants one.