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Chinese contestants cover themselves in insects for ‘bee bearding’ competition

Chinese farmer Wang Dalin will certainly ‘bee’ happy after winning this incredible competition.
Lv Kongjiang waves at onlookers watching the bee bearding contest Chinese contestants cover themselves in insects for ‘bee bearding’ competition
The 42-year-old beekeeper was competing in a daring ‘bee bearding’ contest in Shaoyang, Hunan Province of China, against 20-year-old farmer Lv Kongjiang.
The pair competed by standing on a scale wearing only a pair of shorts.

They then used queen bees to attract other bees onto their bodies.
Mr Dalin was crowned the winner after attracting 26.86kg of bees onto his body in 60 minutes, according to local newspaper reports.

Mr Kongjiang managed to attract a slightly lower 22.9 kg.
The event attracted a large crowd of fascinated onlookers.

Beekeeper Wang Dalin 42 stands with bees covering his body on a weighing scale during a bee bearding competition. Chinese contestants cover themselves in insects for ‘bee bearding’ competition

Beekeeper Wang Dalin, 42, stands with bees covering his body on a weighing scale during a 'bee-bearding' competition.

 

However, unlike the competitors, many of them took the more sensible option of wearing protective clothing.

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