Spring Festival meme goes viral on social media

"What shall I do if no one buys firecrackers? I'm a senior, too," said the fireworks vendor. [Photo/Weibo]

The message on the photoshopped image asks young people to purchase and set off fire works and then buy brooms from the vendor.

Each subsequent image in this growing meme – a humorous image, video or text that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users – asks young people to do a certain task for a subset of workers.

From fireworks vendors asking young people to purchase more fireworks so that they may have money to go home during Spring Festival to hotel clerks asking young people not to book so many hotel rooms late at night so they can go home for the Spring Festival, the meme is growing.