'Puppy Mountain' in Hubei province creates social media buzz

A mountain in Hubei province has become an internet sensation, with its unique karst landscape resembling a puppy lying on its stomach, drawing millions of views on social media platforms.

"Puppy Mountain", located in Zigui county in Yichang, along the Yangtze River, was first captured in a photo by a Shanghai designer surnamed Guo. While hiking on the Jiuwanxi Bridge during the Spring Festival holiday, Guo noticed the mountain's outline while reviewing his photos and shared his discovery on Chinese lifestyle-sharing platform Xiaohongshu.

The image quickly went viral, gaining 123,000 likes within 10 days. Netizens were struck by the resemblance, comparing the photo to real dogs and noting the "curvature of the forehead and the mouth "as well as it "baring its teeth".