'Puppy Mountain' photo draws onlookers to a Chinese riverside
When Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan posted a vacation photo on Valentine바카라 게임 웹사이트s Day and captioned it 바카라 게임 웹사이트Puppy Mountain,바카라 게임 웹사이트 it became a sensation in China and even created a tourist destination.
Guo had gone on a hike while visiting his hometown of Yichang in central China바카라 게임 웹사이트s Hubei province in late January. When reviewing the photos, he saw something he hadn바카라 게임 웹사이트t noticed before: A mountain shaped like a dog바카라 게임 웹사이트s head rested on the ground next to the Yangtze River, its snout perched at the water바카라 게임 웹사이트s edge.
바카라 게임 웹사이트It was so magical and cute. I was so excited and happy when I discovered it,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Guo said.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The puppy바카라 게임 웹사이트s posture is like it바카라 게임 웹사이트s drinking water, or it바카라 게임 웹사이트s looking at some fish. It also looks like it바카라 게임 웹사이트s quietly protecting the Yangtze River," he said.
Guo's post on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, received 120,000 likes within 10 days. On the media platform Weibo, the hashtag #xiaogoushan 바카라 게임 웹사이트 Chinese for 바카라 게임 웹사이트Puppy Mountain바카라 게임 웹사이트 바카라 게임 웹사이트 drew millions of views.
Dog owners started to post pictures of their dogs to see which one had the closest resemblance. Many people traveled directly to the location in Yichang to see the mountain for themselves and some even brought their dogs to take photos.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Puppy Mountain here I am!바카라 게임 웹사이트 one social media user wrote on RedNote along with photos of the mountain. "Just stroke the puppy's head and then everything will be OK.바카라 게임 웹사이트 Another social media user commented: 바카라 게임 웹사이트We all need the eyes to see the beauty in this world.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Yang Yang, who lives about an hour and half from the location, drove there with her friends and her 2-year-old grey poodle named Yang Keyi.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I was really happy to see the mountain,바카라 게임 웹사이트 she said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트I always travel with my dog if possible, so Puppy Mountain and my own little dog really match."
The mountain is in Yichang's Zigui County, where it can be seen from an observation deck. The Yangtze River, the longest river in China and the third-longest river in the world, flows through the mountainous area.
After Guo's photo went viral, many people shared photos of the view they previously had taken from the same deck, many saying they hadn't realized it looked like a dog. Some discussed how the dog's appearance has changed over the years.
Yichang resident Shi Tong said he knew he had seen the mountain before, and posted a photo he took of the location in 2021.
"After I saw the Puppy Mountain photo online, I tried to look up where it is. And then I realized that I have been to this place before. I thought it looked like a dog at that time too!바카라 게임 웹사이트