![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)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/20/149eb2692a4e47f4bef828e26d38a771.jpg)
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)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/20/92f022e5ddb741f59379f85ad3e40aa5.jpg)
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)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/20/6e704993ac22458281099644850fcb66.jpg)
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)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/20/aa33df94f54e4da2a8b1f8d54da0a9df.jpg)
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)
![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)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/20/11dafcfb52a647b8a7e12ee431193ab7.jpg)
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)