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You might have already seen this photo on different social media platforms days ago. ↓↓↓
Two rescuers in green uniforms can be seen lifting a pig out of water by its ears and legs to a safer place, while the animal appears to be smiling from ear to ear.
The image, taken in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, was shot during the evacuation following a heavy downpour and was later put onto Weibo. The smiling pig has become an online celebrity in China since then.
According to one of the rescuers, the picture was taken on Aug 17 at a pig farm. Photographs provided by the rescuers showed that water levels in the area had risen to knee height, submerging parts of the farm. Two other pigs were also saved.
"I'm blown away by the pig's facial expression!" the rescuer wrote on his personal Sina Weibo microblog account with the photographs attached.
The pig was raised by a farmer in Danliao Village in the city of Qinzhou, according to authorities with China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, which is close to the village.
"The village is located on low-lying land, so it was badly affected by flooding. Houses and animals were submerged in the water," said Wu Fengyou, with the park. "We sent rescuers to help with the evacuation."
The picture has captured the hearts of many people and led to the creation of many memes featuring the pig.
See my exhaustion in the smile
Live and laugh
Smiling like a 100-kg child
It's over, I'm gonna be
made into braised pork!
Stop pulling my ears!
I'm the loser in King of Glory
Others compared the picture to the news from Britain earlier this week about a litter of piglets saved from a burning barn ending up being made into sausages by their owners as a thank-you to the firemen.
Thousands of people have also left comments on Weibo to give their own interpretations of the amusing scene.
I could survive the floods, but I couldn't survive you guys.
Maybe our 'Second Brother' was trying to encourage us to accept life's difficulties with a smile.
It might be smiling on its face, but it's cursing in its heart.
Across the pond to the western world, the image was the catalyst for yet another photoshop battle.
Any idea what the pig was thinking?
(CHINA DAILY)
