A man has been detained after he allegedly beat four monkeys with a wooden rod in the city of Foshan, Guangdong Province, over the weekend.

The man put on a monkey show in a busy street in Foshan's Chancheng District on Sunday morning, attracting many onlookers.

But a local woman told police she had seen the man using a wooden rod to beat the four monkeys for more than 40 minutes because they refused to follow his orders.

Police were on the scene in 30 minutes and detained the man.

Southern Metropolis News