Challengers 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. /VCG Photo 

The competition was held in a tourist resort that invited visitors from several provinces to join in. /VCG Photo

As much as contestants love chili, only a young local woman who managed to consume 20 chilies in one minute clinched the championship. /VCG Photo

Like the residents of its neighbor province Hunan in central China, spicy cuisines and tastes have always been favored by Jiangxi people. /VCG Photo