{"id":44540,"date":"2025-02-26T16:56:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/can-you-see-the-dog-puppy-shaped-mountain-becomes-tourist-destination-after-viral-photo\/26\/02\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T16:56:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:56:20","slug":"can-you-see-the-dog-puppy-shaped-mountain-becomes-tourist-destination-after-viral-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/can-you-see-the-dog-puppy-shaped-mountain-becomes-tourist-destination-after-viral-photo\/26\/02\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You See the Dog? Puppy-Shaped Mountain Becomes Tourist Destination After Viral Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A mountain shaped like a puppy is causing a stir on social media after a visitor posted a photo of the striking Chinese landmark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Guo Qingshan took the photo of the mountain \u2014 which resembles a dog&#8217;s head and snout from a distance \u2014 while visiting his hometown of Yichang in central China in late January, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/puppy-mountain-yangtze-river-china-photo-d5d59c2d787068c279cb99eff526827a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Associated Press;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Shanghai-based designer didn&#8217;t notice the strange shape of the mountain until after snapping the image. On Valentine&#8217;s Day, they posted the photo on the Chinese social media app RedNote and captioned it &#8220;Puppy Mountain.&#8221; The post garnered a viral response from followers, per AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was so magical and cute. I was so excited and happy when I discovered it,&#8221; Qingshan told the outlet. &#8220;The puppy&#8217;s posture is like it&#8217;s drinking water or it&#8217;s looking at some fish. It also looks like it&#8217;s quietly protecting the Yangtze River.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/pets\/family-waits-27-hours-adopt-dog-heart-shaped-fur-patch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Family Camps Out at Animal Shelter for 27 Hours to Adopt Dog with Heart-Shaped Patch of Fur;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Family Camps Out at Animal Shelter for 27 Hours to Adopt Dog with Heart-Shaped Patch of Fur<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Puppy Mountain&#8221; is located by the Yangtze River in Yichang&#8217;s Zigui County in central China&#8217;s Hubei Province. AP reported that tourists can get a good view of the canine-shaped mountain from an observation deck.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Guo Qingshan via AP<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Puppy mountain&#8221; in Yichang, a city in central China&#8217;s Hubei Province<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/golden-retriever-gets-helped-down-mountain-after-injuring-paw-8715850\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Smiley Golden Retriever Gets Helped Down Mountain by New Friends After Injuring Paw;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Smiley Golden Retriever Gets Helped Down Mountain by New Friends After Injuring Paw<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Qingshan\u2019s post racked up 120,000 likes in just ten days as discussion over the image spread online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The viral photo led dog owners to post pictures of their dogs\u2019 faces to compare with the mountainside. Users also posted photos from when they previously visited the landmark. According to the AP, Qingshan\u2019s viral post inspired new tourists to visit the mountain as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/pets\/snoopy-look-alike-bayley-mini-sheepadoodle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Snoopy Look-alike Bayley the Mini Sheepadoodle Is Winning the Hearts of the Internet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Snoopy Look-alike Bayley the Mini Sheepadoodle Is Winning the Hearts of the Internet<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Local Yang Yang was one of the tourists who traveled an hour and a half from her home to the adorable destination to view the landmark for the first time after seeing Qingshan&#8217;s photo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Tan Yuanyi via AP Zhang Yali poses with her dog \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/LTzQkt8AKZCWTchmJ3JElg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/f6417c6249e291afca9cc86249932c1b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Tan Yuanyi via AP<\/p>\n<p> Zhang Yali poses with her dog &#8220;Little Cotton&#8221; in front of &#8220;puppy mountain&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was really happy to see the mountain,&#8221; she told AP. &#8220;I always travel with my dog if possible, so Puppy Mountain and my own little dog really match.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Like Qingshan, Yichang resident Shi Tong also thought the mountain looked like a puppy when he visited back in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;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,&#8221; he told AP. &#8220;I thought it looked like a dog at that time too!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/puppy-shaped-mountain-becomes-tourist-destination-after-viral-photo-11685970\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/see-dog-puppy-shaped-mountain-210000255.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mountain shaped like a puppy is causing a stir on social media after a visitor posted a photo of the striking<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/can-you-see-the-dog-puppy-shaped-mountain-becomes-tourist-destination-after-viral-photo\/26\/02\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44540"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}