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Crab sellers feel pinch from drive to curb corruption

By Zhao Xinying | China Daily | Updated: 2014-09-24 07:09

As sales drop, store owners slash prices for legendary crustaceans

It's been a hard year for Wang Qiang, who has run a store in Beijing's Hepingli community for more than 10 years selling expensive crabs, including the renowned Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.

Wang sold more than 250 kg of high-priced crabs and earned about 50,000 yuan ($8,130) during last year's crab season, which traditionally runs from Mid-Autumn Festival to the following March or April.

Crab sellers feel pinch from drive to curb corruption

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