Overview

• Guo Qingshan, a designer from Shanghai, discovered the rock formation resembling a dog's head during a January hike near his hometown of Yichang, Hubei Province.
• The image, posted on the social media platform Xiaohongshu with the caption 'Puppy Mountain,' quickly went viral, garnering 120,000 likes in ten days.
• The hashtag #xiaogoushan, meaning 'Puppy Mountain' in Chinese, has accumulated millions of views on platforms like Weibo, further boosting the formation's fame.
• Tourists, including dog owners, are flocking to the site in Zigui County to photograph the unique formation, often bringing their pets to compare likenesses.
• The rock formation overlooks the Yangtze River, the longest river in Asia, which has historical and cultural significance in China.