{"id":430,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/how-far-would-you-go-to-win-a-gold-bar\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T03:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:43","slug":"how-far-would-you-go-to-win-a-gold-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-far-would-you-go-to-win-a-gold-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"How Far Would You Go To Win A Gold Bar?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>One brave Chinese tourist has become the proud owner of a gold bar, but only after eating 1.23 kilograms of fried insects in a competition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One brave Chinese tourist has become the proud owner of a gold bar, but only after eating 1.23 kilograms of fried insects in a competition.<\/p>\n<h5> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fm6a20GX6T9skKHsMPIdInJptFZJ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/h5>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-far-would-you-go-to-win-a-gold-bar\/#Photo_Shanghaidaily\" title=\"Photo:Shanghaidaily\">Photo:Shanghaidaily<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-far-would-you-go-to-win-a-gold-bar\/#Contestants_get_stuck_in_at_the_insect_eating_challenge_in_Lijiang_Yunnan_province_on_Sunday_Photo_Handout\" title=\"Contestants get stuck in at the insect eating challenge in Lijiang, Yunnan province, on Sunday. Photo: Handout\">Contestants get stuck in at the insect eating challenge in Lijiang, Yunnan province, on Sunday. Photo: Handout<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-far-would-you-go-to-win-a-gold-bar\/#Photo_Shanghaidaily-2\" title=\"Photo:Shanghaidaily\">Photo:Shanghaidaily<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/how-far-would-you-go-to-win-a-gold-bar\/#Photo_Shanghaidaily-3\" title=\"Photo:Shanghaidaily\">Photo:Shanghaidaily<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Shanghaidaily\"><\/span>Photo:Shanghaidaily<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Mr Peng scooped first prize at a bug eating challenge in Lijiang when he scoffed 1.23 kilograms of fried worms and grasshoppers in only five minutes to win a 24k gold bar. The bugs were all dead prior to consumption.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fl8rB0w62vUC84QAikCP3y1rLnvX?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"625\" height=\"348\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contestants_get_stuck_in_at_the_insect_eating_challenge_in_Lijiang_Yunnan_province_on_Sunday_Photo_Handout\"><\/span>Contestants get stuck in at the insect eating challenge in Lijiang, Yunnan province, on Sunday. Photo: Handout<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>It did not say how much the gold bar was worth.<\/p>\n<p>Insects have been a part of Yunnan cuisine for centuries, long before their potential as sustainable sources of protein caught the eye of the western world. Bee larvae, grasshoppers and cicadas are just some items to be found on menus in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"33.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlPqCHHRBuOrzER7jMp4SzaM630g?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"598\" height=\"332.47014925373134\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Shanghaidaily-2\"><\/span>Photo:Shanghaidaily<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Some tourists who took the same challenge said they shut their eyes because they felt frightened, the website reported, while others said it was a good challenge.<\/p>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"4.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fp9VXcqgMEXPZXK_ymbXIm7xDAGh?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"598\" height=\"370.76\" title=\"\"><br \/><\/h5>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Shanghaidaily-3\"><\/span>Photo:Shanghaidaily<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>A woman from Guangdong, who said she ate worms occasionally at home, managed about 500 grams of the insects but could not continue with the challenge because they were \u201ctoo dry\u201d, while \u201csome black insects tasted terrible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Is it the big challenge for you??<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"500\" height=\"543.2937181663837\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One brave Chinese tourist has become the proud owner of a gold bar, but only after eating 1.23 kilograms of fried insects in a competition. 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