Feasting season kicks off for delicious hairy crabs

Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, one of China's autumn delicacies, officially hit the market on Friday following the opening ceremony of the crab harvest in Suzhou, Jiangsu province.

According to Yan Jinhu, secretary-general of the Yangcheng Lake Crab Industry Association, the lake will produce about 2,000 metric tons of hairy crabs this year. The price of big crabs will increase by 40 percent while the output has been reduced by 100 tons.

"The waters used to farm crabs have been reduced by the local government's environmental protection actions," Yan said.