The astonishing footage shows a woman taking her pet donkey for a ride around town to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

One of the videos depicted the lady, identified as Feng, putting her five-month-old pet donkey in her car and taking it for a ride earlier this month on 6th February.

The rest of the clips showed them riding along a motorway near the city of Hanchuan, in China’s landlocked Hubei Province, with Feng manoeuvering while the donkey calmly sat in the back.

When asked about what prompted the ride, she stated that her intention was to celebrate the Lunar New Year together with her beloved pet.

Feng said: “I live in the city, but I have always liked donkeys and I felt very festive.

“As the Lunar New Year approached, I wanted to take the donkey back to my boyfriend’s hometown to celebrate.”

She recalled the moment she initially came across the donkey, and said: “I initially mistook it for a kitten or a puppy, but it turned out to be a real donkey.”

Fang added that she is now looking for a new spacious place out of town where the animal could feel more comfortable.

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She said: “I live in the city myself, and on impulse, I decided to keep it, but since I bought it, I’m definitely responsible for it.”

The videos triggered many comments on China’s version of TikTok, Douyin.

Douyin user ‘Adu’ said: “Pet donkey? Really?”

Then user ‘Hello? That cat’ commented: “I thought your son’s nickname was ‘Donkey’. I never expected it to be a real donkey!”

And ‘Fireworks’ added: “Oh my! It’s an actual donkey!”