June 1 marks International Children's Day in China. You may have heard the quote “All grown-ups were once children...but only few of them remember it…” Have you ever really stopped to reflect on it? 

For this Children’s Day, check out our roundup of the nostalgic stuff to bring back your childhood memory. Enjoy the walk down memory lane!

1. Enamelled cups

Enamelled cup embodies the childhood memory of the post-80s and their parents as well. Gradually vanished from the market after 2000, these cups now takes the form of creative cultural products and collectible treasured by nostalgic collectors. They can be used as tea sets, flower pots, coffee cups, or simply an ornament. Do you still keep these at home?

2. Green clockwork frog

In My Deskmate,  a 2014 Chinese coming-of-age drama film starring Zhou Dongyu and Lin Gengxin, this little frog toy stimulates the memory of the past in audiences. The green tinplate clockwork frog (with key) was also one of the toys for the 1980s generation.  Once you wind-up motor with an integral key, the frog will hop up and down.

3. Tetris handheld device

If you were a child of the 1980s or if you know someone who was, you probably are familiar with this legendary toy from back then. Tetris handheld game was perhaps a device many people wished to own in their childhood.  Some of these devices may now be considered collectibles and could fetch a pretty penny.

4. Match gun

Match gun is a handmade toy gun generated from the Chinese folks. It is a non-standard gun that can make a sound by shooting matches. In the era of material deprivations, a boy would become a “king” if he could make a match gun that worked well. The sense of satisfaction arising from the ownership of a match gun could rival the feeling of owning a remote control aircraft.

5. Bamboo dragonfly

Rotate your hands around the toy and let it go, the bamboo dragonfly will fly into the sky. Rotating for a while, it falls down. This toy is an ingenious little invention of ancient Chinese. The simple and miraculous toy has ever amazed Western missionaries, who called it “Chinese spiral”.

What other nostalgic gems do you have? Share with us!

(Executive Editor: Yongliu He)