Challengers taking part in a chilli pepper eating contest in a hot spring filled with chilli peppers in the 明月千古情景区举办 (Míngyuè Qiāngǔ Scenic Area) in 温汤镇 (Wēntāng Town), 宜春 (Yíchūn), in China’s central 江西省 (Jiāngxī Province). The winner needed 1 minute to eat 20 peppers. Photo: 陈飞 (Chén Fēi).
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Participants take a bath in barrels filled with chilli peppers during the Spicy Barrel Challenge contest inside a water park in 重庆 (Chóngqìng), China on July 7, 2018. Photo: 陈超 (Chén Chāo)/CNS via Reuters.
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Participant takes part in a chilli-eating competition at a hot spring in 宜春 (Yíchūn), 江西省 (Jiāngxī province), China. Photo: China Stringer Network/Reuters.
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A man lies in a chilli-covered pool during a chilli-eating contest in 宁乡 (Níngxiāng), 湖南省 (Húnán province), China. Photo: Visual China Group/Getty Images.
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People spread red chilli to dry at a village in the surroundings of 淮北 (Huáiběi), 安徽省 (Ānhuī province), China. Photo: Reuters.
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A man spreads red chilli peppers to dry at a village in 张掖 (Zhāngyè), 甘肃省 (Gānsù province), China. Photo: Reuters/Stringer.
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People take part in a chilli-eating contest held in 宁乡市 (Níngxiāng), 湖南省 (Húnán province), China, on August 12, 2017. Photo: VCG.
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People eat chillis while taking a bath in peppers during a competition in 宁乡市 (Níngxiāng), 湖南省 (Húnán province), China. Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images.
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A contestant competes in chilli-eating contest in a water vat filled with chillis at 宁乡市 (Níngxiāng), 湖南省 (Húnán province), China. Photo: Visual China Group/Getty Images.
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