When Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan posted a vacation photo on Valentine’s Day and captioned it “Puppy Mountain,” 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 China’s Hubei province in late January.

When Shanghai-based designer Guo Qingshan went on a hike in late January, he didn’t release he was capturing a natural wonder. The mountain he captured was shaped like a puppy’s head, overlooking the Yangtze River.

Guo Qingshan posted a snap of a mountain by the Yangtze River in his hometown of Yichang, China, which sparked a huge interest online owing to its odd appearance

A riverside cliff along China's Yangtze River has recently gone viral and even prompted a new tourist attraction after a Shanghai designer shared a photo comparing its shape to a dog earlier this January.

A mountainside in China's Hubei province, dubbed "Puppy Mountain," is gaining global attention for its resemblance to a dog face, thanks to a viral social media

Puppy Mountain along the Yangtze River in Yichang, China, gained popularity through a viral social media post by designer Guo Qingshan. The mountain's

A mountain shaped like a puppy's head in Yichang, China, went viral on social media, attracting tourists and social media attention.

Tourists began to flock to a mountainside in China after a social media user pointed out that it looks like a dog’s head. The viral post, on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, created a new pilgrimage site for dog-lovers and people started to visit the Xiling Gorge,

Dog owners have posted pictures of their dogs in the same position, and many people are traveling to the location to see it for themselves.

A Valentine's Day social media post about a mountain along China's Yangtze River has reignited interest in the adorable landmark