The World Chilli Alliance is glad to inform all chilli lovers that the 5th International Chili Expo in Zunyi, Guizhou Province, will start on 18th August. Because of the global pandemic, the 2020 edition of the expo is moving online but not without the same spicy atmosphere which surrounds its participants every year.

We will certainly miss the bustle of the “Chili Town” and the omnipresent capsaicin which gets into the air, the close contact with supporters and friends, the excitement of people aroused by the sight of piles of chilli, the majesty of the Facing Heaven Chilli (Chao Tian Jiao) whose variety cultivated In Zunyi was ranked this year as the first of the top ten Chinese chilli pepper varieties, according to the evaluation conducted by a panel of experts selected by the China Vegetable Marketing Association.