Vendors used hot water springs to cook noodles at a scenic spot in southern China.

Video filmed in the city of Chenzhou in Hunan Province on February 1 shows a vendor putting glass noodles into water that had a temperature of 98 degrees Celsius before serving them to customers.

In another clip, bags of peanuts, sweet potatoes and eggs were also seen soaking in the hot spring water to be cooked.

Nearby residents filled the spring water into buckets to take it back home.

A local government employee said that the mineral content of the hot spring water meets the standards and it is safe to drink the water.

However, local residents are banned from using the hot spring water as it is a scenic area.

It will take some time to address this issue since it has been a long-standing habit for hundreds of years among the local residents.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

近日，湖南郴州一景区内，有商贩用98℃天然温泉煮米粉，卖10块钱一碗。除了煮米粉，还可以煮熟花生和红薯等，附近的老百姓生也经常来此打热水。对此当地政府一名工作人员回应称，温泉矿物质检测达标，不存在不可食用的问题，考虑到是景区已禁止当地居民使用温泉水，但这需要一个过程，因为当地群众几百年来的生活的已经成为一种习惯了。