"'Syrian Style' Cafes That Look Like They Have Been Bombed" are popular in China

I had hoped these tweets were wrong or misleading:

Monetising cruelty: China's crass influencer trend of 'Syrian war themed' cafes https://t.co/x7rE4Unekl

— Idrees Ahmad (@im_PULSE) November 11, 2021

LMAO pic.twitter.com/2eBtx7nLL3

— Arman Dzidzovic (@iamarman88) November 17, 2021

But I guess not:

Chinese influencers and diners are flocking to trendy restaurants and cafes decorated in “Syrian style” so they could photograph themselves posing in front of gaping holes and run-down walls that look like they have been bombed in a war. 

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The term is also used to describe shabby-looking things in general. “I smashed my mobile phone again today and stamped on it,” one Weibo user wrote in October. “Now my phone is of Syrian style.”