Weird stuff you can buy on Taobao

With the rapid development of e-commerce in China, the list of stuff you can’t buy from the Internet is shrinking greatly. The diverse tastes and fearless fashion sense of the new generation of customers have pushed sellers’ boundaries of innovation .

随着中国经济的快速发展，网购不能买到的东西越来越少。新生代消费者们五花八门的品位和无所畏惧的时尚感已推动了卖家的创新底线。

Here are some of the most creative and eye-popping products for sale from Taobao, China’s largest online shopping platform.

下面是中国最大网购平台——淘宝上卖的创意十足，让人跌破眼镜的物品。

Playful accessories

有趣小玩意

A store named "Strange taste" based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province guarantees that you won’t be caught in the same outfit or sporting the same accessories as others with its unique offerings.

仓库位于浙江杭州，名为“怪味”的网店卖的全是特色商品，保证你不会和别人撞衫或是发现和其他人一样的小玩意儿。

“Delicious” earrings. Now is your chance to frame your face with your favorite food. These whimsical earrings are made in the shapes of dumplings, fried eggs and bacon: a feast for the eyes.

美味耳环。现在轮到你用最爱的食物装饰脸了。这些奇奇怪怪的耳环要么是饺子形状，要么是煎蛋，要么是烤肉：简直是视觉盛宴有没有。

“You stepped on me” canvas shoes

“你踩我脚了”帆布鞋

Carrot earphone

胡箩卜耳机

Time travel paintings

时光穿梭画

The paintings managed to give the classic Tang dynasty (AD 618-907) style portraits a modern touch by featuring contemporary inventions including the hair dryer, selfie stick and, amusingly, the minions from Despicable Me.

给经典的唐代(公元 618-907)画添上一些现代小物品，比如吹风机，自拍杆，甚至还有《神偷奶爸》里可爱的小黄人，画风立马变现代了。

This Tang Dynasty beauty enjoys the convenience of using a hair dryer, the elegance of high heels and the companionship of the minions from Despicable Me.

图中的唐朝美女手拿给人带来便利的吹风机，脚蹬优雅的高跟鞋，还有《神偷奶爸》里的小黄人陪她玩耍。

Two pouting Tang Dynasty beauties take photos with a selfie stick.

两个噘嘴的唐朝美女用自拍杆自拍。

Cyber sweethearts

网络甜心

For about 20 yuan ($3.2) a day, you could buy a cyber sweetheart from Taobao. They are real people who will phone you to say good morning, wish you sweet dreams as you lay in bed at night, listen to your complaints and give you encouragement in between. You can even customize the personality of your untouchable lover.

一天20块钱（3.2美元）,你就能从淘宝买个网络情人。是真人哦！早上会给你说早上好，白天听你牢骚，给你鼓励，晚上躺床上了还能给你道晚安，祝你好梦。你甚至可以自己设计这个网络爱人的性格。

Doge headgear

Doge头套

Doge, the Shiba Inu dog behind the greatest meme the Internet has yet to see, has also become an inspiration for Taobao sellers.

网络上恶搞的日本柴犬——doge也成了淘宝卖家的灵感来源。

The hand muff/pillow with the shape and likeness of Doge’s head enables the buyers to take amusing photos and plaster multicolored text on them to imitate the inner monologue of the dog.

用Doge头像的手暖、枕头买家可以拍逗比照片，然后粘上各种各样的文字以模仿狗的内心独白。

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来源:China Daily 双语版爱语吧作者:孙梦光