Massive crayfish banquet held in Xuyi, east China's Jiangsu

Photo taken on June 13, 2018 shows the scene of a massive crayfish banquet in Xuyi, east China's Jiangsu Province. 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 U.S. dollars) 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. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)