A six-metre-high rooster-like statue made of chilli peppers was erected at a resort in eastern China.

The video, filmed on September 20 in Linyi City, Shandong Province, shows a giant rooster statue made up of green and red chilli peppers and corn cobs.

Chilli peppers have had more than 200-year history in Linyi City and it was honoured as ‘the land of red chilli peppers’, according to reports.

The statue not only signified a bountiful chilli crop this year but also emphasized the importance of chilli peppers to the city.