A Chinese man in Guangdong province found a yam with striking resemblance to a human hand, complete with nails and skin texture, sparking online fascination. Chinese yams can take on various shapes due to environmental factors, but this is an exceptional case.

A man in China has dug up a yam that looks exactly like a human hand, shocking many people online. The man, who lives in Jieyang, in southern China’s Guangdong province, unearthed the oddly shaped vegetable on his farm. It looks so much like a hand that it seems to even have nails and skin texture. Chinese yams often grow into various shapes, as their appearance is greatly affected by external factors such as the soil and random rocks. However, it is rare for such a vegetable to grow so vividly....