This married man travelled 700 miles to meet a woman he met online.
But instead of finding his date, he found her husband and his group of friends.
And they were not happy to say the least.
Mr Liu was publicly beaten with belts in Fuyuan, China, and the shocking moment was filmed by onlookers.
He had flown from central China to the south-west Yunnan province to meet Ms Duan after meeting her online, MailOnline reports.
Married man who flew 700 miles for date is publicly whipped
The video shows the moment Mr Liu is held up against a tree and whipped with belts by four men.
The public shaming was watched by a crowd of people, who instead of helping Mr Liu, whip out their phones and film the beating.
It’s claimed the husband got wind of the affair after finding out about his wife’s online dating account.
Ms Duan was not seen in the footage.