Massive crayfish banquet held in Xuyi, Jiangsu province
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Vendors sell crayfishes during a massive crayfish banquet in Xuyi, East China's Jiangsu province, June 13, 2018. More than 50,000 residents and tourists took part in the feast here Wednesday. Crayfish-related industries in China saw robust growth last year as total output rocketed by 83.15 percent to 268.5 billion yuan ($42 billion) in 2017, said a report released Tuesday. A total of 1.13 million tonnes of crayfish were raised last year, with the provinces of Hubei, Anhui, Hunan, Jiangsu and Jiangxi as major producers.[Photo/Xinhua]

Visitors taste crayfishes during a massive crayfish banquet in Xuyi,East China's Jiangsu province, June 13, 2018. More than 50,000 residents and tourists took part in the feast here Wednesday. Crayfish-related industries in China saw robust growth last year as total output rocketed by 83.15 percent to 268.5 billion yuan ($42 billion) in 2017, said a report released Tuesday. A total of 1.13 million tonnes of crayfish were raised last year, with the provinces of Hubei, Anhui, Hunan, Jiangsu and Jiangxi as major producers.[Photo/Xinhua]

Dishes of crayfishes are displayed at a museum during a massive crayfish banquet in Xuyi, East China's Jiangsu province, June 13, 2018. More than 50,000 residents and tourists took part in the feast here Wednesday. Crayfish-related industries in China saw robust growth last year as total output rocketed by 83.15 percent to 268.5 billion yuan ($42 billion) in 2017, said a report released Tuesday. A total of 1.13 million tonnes of crayfish were raised last year, with the provinces of Hubei, Anhui, Hunan, Jiangsu and Jiangxi as major producers.[Photo/Xinhua]

Visitors taste crayfishes during a massive crayfish banquet in Xuyi,East China's Jiangsu province, June 13, 2018. More than 50,000 residents and tourists took part in the feast here Wednesday. Crayfish-related industries in China saw robust growth last year as total output rocketed by 83.15 percent to 268.5 billion yuan ($42 billion) in 2017, said a report released Tuesday. A total of 1.13 million tonnes of crayfish were raised last year, with the provinces of Hubei, Anhui, Hunan, Jiangsu and Jiangxi as major producers.[Photo/Xinhua]

Vendors sell crayfishes during a massive crayfish banquet in Xuyi, East China's Jiangsu province, June 13, 2018. More than 50,000 residents and tourists took part in the feast here Wednesday. Crayfish-related industries in China saw robust growth last year as total output rocketed by 83.15 percent to 268.5 billion yuan ($42 billion) in 2017, said a report released Tuesday. A total of 1.13 million tonnes of crayfish were raised last year, with the provinces of Hubei, Anhui, Hunan, Jiangsu and Jiangxi as major producers.[Photo/Xinhua]

Photo taken on June 13, 2018 shows the scene of a massive crayfish banquet in Xuyi, East China's Jiangsu province, June 13, 2018. More than 50,000 residents and tourists took part in the feast here Wednesday. Crayfish-related industries in China saw robust growth last year as total output rocketed by 83.15 percent to 268.5 billion yuan ($42 billion) in 2017, said a report released Tuesday. A total of 1.13 million tonnes of crayfish were raised last year, with the provinces of Hubei, Anhui, Hunan, Jiangsu and Jiangxi as major producers.[Photo/Xinhua]