Freshwater crabs enter harvest season in Yangcheng Lake, China's Jiangsu

A crab farmer displays hairy crabs newly caught in the Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, Sept. 28, 2026. This year's harvest season for China's highly sought-after freshwater crabs began on Monday in the Yangcheng Lake. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Sept. 28, 2026 shows hairy crabs newly caught in the Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province. This year's harvest season for China's highly sought-after freshwater crabs began on Monday in the Yangcheng Lake. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

A drone photo shows crab farmers catching hairy crabs on the Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, Sept. 28, 2026. This year's harvest season for China's highly sought-after freshwater crabs began on Monday in the Yangcheng Lake. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows crab farmers catching hairy crabs on the Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, Sept. 28, 2026. This year's harvest season for China's highly sought-after freshwater crabs began on Monday in the Yangcheng Lake. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows crab farmers catching hairy crabs on the Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, Sept. 28, 2026. This year's harvest season for China's highly sought-after freshwater crabs began on Monday in the Yangcheng Lake. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows boats heading out on the Yangcheng Lake to harvest hairy crabs in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, Sept. 28, 2026. This year's harvest season for China's highly sought-after freshwater crabs began on Monday in the Yangcheng Lake. (Photo by Wang Xuzhong/Xinhua)