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Meet the 'Frog Prince': Glassblower's Viral Cheeks Go Viral!

1/2/2026

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Zhang, a glassblower in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China, has become viral for his prominent cheeks from 30 years of blowing glass.
Colleagues nickname him "big mouth brother."
He calls himself the "frog prince."
He works with a 1.5-meter-long metal pipe to shape melted glass heated over 1,000 degrees Celsius.
He often works topless to cope with the workshop heat.

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Story summary

Zhang, a glassblower in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China, has become viral for his prominent cheeks from 30 years of blowing glass.
Colleagues nickname him "big mouth brother."
He calls himself the "frog prince."
He works with a 1.5-meter-long metal pipe to shape melted glass heated over 1,000 degrees Celsius.
He often works topless to cope with the workshop heat.