The photo, taken on June 9, shows a villager collecting crayfishes at the crayfish-rice farming area in Guhua Community, Jiangnan Town, Linxiang City.

Crayfish harvest season begins recently. There are dozens of crayfish trading sites in the town. More than 600 villagers are engaged in cleaning and sorting the crayfishes, and over 80,000 kilograms of crayfishes are categorized and delivered to across the country every day. In recent years, the town has developed crayfish-rice farming and the industry with local characteristics, which results in profit growth in both rice planting and crayfish cultivation. There are more than 40,000 mu (2,668 ha.) of crayfish-rice farming areas, making an annual output value hit 200 million yuan. (Photo/Guo Liliang)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday