Bizarre images have emerged of a woman taking a man for a walk on a dog leash across a road in China.

The pair were spotted on September 9 in Fuzhou, China's Fujian province, reports the People's Daily Online.

Police had to be called to deal with the issue as the pair were holding up traffic and causing traffic jams.

A suprise spot: A woman was spotted on the streets of Fuzhou taking a man for a walk

Bizarre sighting: The man was seen crawling on his hands and knees along the busy road

According to reports, the woman was spotted walking with the man on a leash.

He was crawling on the floor like a dog.

The woman was then spotted patting the man on his head.

Mr Lian saw the incident and said that lots of people came closer to see what was going on.

The pair caused traffic jams in the city and police had to be called in.

They managed to persuade her to untie the rope and free the man.

Photos of the incident were posted on China's social media site Weibo on September 9 under the topic 'things around Fuzhou.'

The post read: 'The man was tied and said to the crowd, he is not a person, he is a dog.'

People have been commenting on the post confused about what happened.

One user wrote: 'Imagine how their parents feel when they saw this.'

While another said: 'Where is the dignity of men?'

And one user commented: 'If he were a dog, why does he wear clothes ?'

However, the reason of the woman's behaviour remains unknown.