India, March 6 -- A man in central China was left surprised after he found gold worth about 1.6 lakh rupees inside a duck's stomach while slaughtering the bird.

According to a report by the South China Morning Post, the unusual incident happened in February in Longhui County in Hunan province. A villager surnamed Liu said he noticed several small particles in the duck's stomach.

Curious about the strange pieces, Liu carried out a burning test. The particles were later confirmed to be genuine gold.

Mainland media outlet Xinwenfang reported that the gold weighed about 10 grams and was valued at nearly 12,000 yuan, which is about 1.6 lakh rupees.

Liu's father considered the discovery a sign of good luck for the coming year.

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