Moha (meme)

[3][4][5] A video clip recording this event spread on the internet and led to the rise of the culture, which later greatly rose in popularity around 2014, when Hong Kong was experiencing a period of political instability.

Initially, netizens extracted Jiang's quotes from the video and imitated his wording and tone, for parody and insult.

In October 2000, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Tung Chee-hwa, went to Beijing to report to Jiang Zemin.

There is also a heavy focus on elements of Jiang's appearance as well, in particular his very large and thick-rimmed glasses, slicked back hair, high-waisted trousers, and unusually wide smile.

Toad worshippers also extract some sentences from these videos for spoofing like "too young, too simple, sometimes naive" (originally in English).

A toad-worship logo. The glasses and two points represent the face of Jiang Zemin . The Latin letters below stand for " naïve ", from Jiang's statement in English on the behavior of Hong Kong journalists.
A toad-worship graffiti on a street in Shandong Province, China
Jiang Zemin in 2002