Tourists enjoy mitten crabs on Yangcheng Lake festival

$A tourist shows a freshly caught Chinese mitten crab during a tourist festival held ashore the Yangcheng Lake in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou, east China\'s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2018. The Chinese mitten crabs inhabiting Suzhou\'s Yangcheng Lake are a popular cooking ingredient for many food lovers. In the annual event which kicked off here on Wednesday, tourists will be able to have a taste of this year\'s first Chinese mitten crabs ready to serve the table, while the official netting of Yangcheng Lake crabs will begin on Sept. 21. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)$

A tourist shows a freshly caught Chinese mitten crab during a tourist festival held ashore the Yangcheng Lake in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2018. The Chinese mitten crabs inhabiting Suzhou's Yangcheng Lake are a popular cooking ingredient for many food lovers. In the annual event which kicked off here on Wednesday, tourists will be able to have a taste of this year's first Chinese mitten crabs ready to serve the table, while the official netting of Yangcheng Lake crabs will begin on Sept. 21. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)

$Staff members prepare dishes made from Chinese mitten crabs during a tourist festival held ashore the Yangcheng Lake in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou, east China\'s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2018. The Chinese mitten crabs inhabiting Suzhou\'s Yangcheng Lake are a popular cooking ingredient for many food lovers. In the annual event which kicked off here on Wednesday, tourists will be able to have a taste of this year\'s first Chinese mitten crabs ready to serve the table, while the official netting of Yangcheng Lake crabs will begin on Sept. 21. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)$

Staff members prepare dishes made from Chinese mitten crabs during a tourist festival held ashore the Yangcheng Lake in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2018. The Chinese mitten crabs inhabiting Suzhou's Yangcheng Lake are a popular cooking ingredient for many food lovers. In the annual event which kicked off here on Wednesday, tourists will be able to have a taste of this year's first Chinese mitten crabs ready to serve the table, while the official netting of Yangcheng Lake crabs will begin on Sept. 21. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)

$Fishermen catch Chinese mitten crabs during a tourist festival held ashore the Yangcheng Lake in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou, east China\'s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2018. The Chinese mitten crabs inhabiting Suzhou\'s Yangcheng Lake are a popular cooking ingredient for many food lovers. In the annual event which kicked off here on Wednesday, tourists will be able to have a taste of this year\'s first Chinese mitten crabs ready to serve the table, while the official netting of Yangcheng Lake crabs will begin on Sept. 21. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)$

Fishermen catch Chinese mitten crabs during a tourist festival held ashore the Yangcheng Lake in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2018. The Chinese mitten crabs inhabiting Suzhou's Yangcheng Lake are a popular cooking ingredient for many food lovers. In the annual event which kicked off here on Wednesday, tourists will be able to have a taste of this year's first Chinese mitten crabs ready to serve the table, while the official netting of Yangcheng Lake crabs will begin on Sept. 21. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)

$Tourists enjoy dishes made from Chinese mitten crabs during a tourist festival held ashore the Yangcheng Lake in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou, east China\'s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2018. The Chinese mitten crabs inhabiting Suzhou\'s Yangcheng Lake are a popular cooking ingredient for many food lovers. In the annual event which kicked off here on Wednesday, tourists will be able to have a taste of this year\'s first Chinese mitten crabs ready to serve the table, while the official netting of Yangcheng Lake crabs will begin on Sept. 21. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)$

Tourists enjoy dishes made from Chinese mitten crabs during a tourist festival held ashore the Yangcheng Lake in Xiangcheng District of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 19, 2018. The Chinese mitten crabs inhabiting Suzhou's Yangcheng Lake are a popular cooking ingredient for many food lovers. In the annual event which kicked off here on Wednesday, tourists will be able to have a taste of this year's first Chinese mitten crabs ready to serve the table, while the official netting of Yangcheng Lake crabs will begin on Sept. 21. (Xinhua/Hao Qunying)