Challenge from Yichun, Jiangxi province in east China,took part in a “spicy” contest – the hot chili bath challenge – on Sunday, in which participants are asked to eat as many chili peppers as they possibly could in limited time in a hot spring filled with red chilies.
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The competition was held in a tourist resort that invited visitors from several provinces to join in.
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As much as contestants love chili, only a young local woman who managed to consume 20 chilies in one minute clinched the championship.
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Like the residents of its neighbor province Hunan in central China, spicy cuisines and tastes have have always been favored by Jiangxi people.
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