A cricket caught in Sidian Town, Ningyang County, East China’s Shandong Province. The town has been famous as a source of crickets for tens of years and it’s estimated the insect has generated an annual revenue of 700 million yuan ($102 million). Wang Yingxi, who works in other cities for better-paying jobs, often comes back to his hometown to search for crickets during the season. Zhang Maolong, a 58-year-old cricket dealer, said he bought 90 crickets since July 26 and the most expensive one was 3,600 yuan. Liu Deqiang, director of a local cricket association, claimed over 200,000 dealers visited the town in the season and one cricket fetched a record of 100,000 yuan. (Photo: China News Service/Hao Xuejuan)
A famer searches for crickets in the field in Sidian Town, Ningyang County, East China’s Shandong Province, at around 2:00 am on Aug. 24, 2018. The town has been famous as a source of crickets for tens of years and it’s estimated the insect has generated an annual revenue of 700 million yuan ($102 million). Wang Yingxi, who works in other cities for better-paying jobs, often comes back to his hometown to search for crickets during the season. Zhang Maolong, a 58-year-old cricket dealer, said he bought 90 crickets since July 26 and the most expensive one was 3,600 yuan. Liu Deqiang, director of a local cricket association, claimed over 200,000 dealers visited the town in the season and one cricket fetched a record of 100,000 yuan. (Photo: China News Service/Hao Xuejuan)
A famer searches for crickets in the field in Sidian Town, Ningyang County, East China’s Shandong Province, at around 2:00 am on Aug. 24, 2018. The town has been famous as a source of crickets for tens of years and it’s estimated the insect has generated an annual revenue of 700 million yuan ($102 million). Wang Yingxi, who works in other cities for better-paying jobs, often comes back to his hometown to search for crickets during the season. Zhang Maolong, a 58-year-old cricket dealer, said he bought 90 crickets since July 26 and the most expensive one was 3,600 yuan. Liu Deqiang, director of a local cricket association, claimed over 200,000 dealers visited the town in the season and one cricket fetched a record of 100,000 yuan. (Photo: China News Service/Hao Xuejuan)
A famer searches for crickets in the field in Sidian Town, Ningyang County, East China’s Shandong Province, at around 2:00 am on Aug. 24, 2018. The town has been famous as a source of crickets for tens of years and it’s estimated the insect has generated an annual revenue of 700 million yuan ($102 million). Wang Yingxi, who works in other cities for better-paying jobs, often comes back to his hometown to search for crickets during the season. Zhang Maolong, a 58-year-old cricket dealer, said he bought 90 crickets since July 26 and the most expensive one was 3,600 yuan. Liu Deqiang, director of a local cricket association, claimed over 200,000 dealers visited the town in the season and one cricket fetched a record of 100,000 yuan. (Photo: China News Service/Hao Xuejuan)
Farmers search for crickets in the field in Sidian Town, Ningyang County, East China’s Shandong Province, at around 2:00 am on Aug. 24, 2018. The town has been famous as a source of crickets for tens of years and it’s estimated the insect has generated an annual revenue of 700 million yuan ($102 million). Wang Yingxi, who works in other cities for better-paying jobs, often comes back to his hometown to search for crickets during the season. Zhang Maolong, a 58-year-old cricket dealer, said he bought 90 crickets since July 26 and the most expensive one was 3,600 yuan. Liu Deqiang, director of a local cricket association, claimed over 200,000 dealers visited the town in the season and one cricket fetched a record of 100,000 yuan. (Photo: China News Service/Hao Xuejuan)
A cricket market in Sidian Town, Ningyang County, East China’s Shandong Province. The town has been famous as a source of crickets for tens of years and it’s estimated the insect has generated an annual revenue of 700 million yuan ($102 million). Wang Yingxi, who works in other cities for better-paying jobs, often comes back to his hometown to search for crickets during the season. Zhang Maolong, a 58-year-old cricket dealer, said he bought 90 crickets since July 26 and the most expensive one was 3,600 yuan. Liu Deqiang, director of a local cricket association, claimed over 200,000 dealers visited the town in the season and one cricket fetched a record of 100,000 yuan. (Photo: China News Service/Hao Xuejuan)
A cricket market in Sidian Town, Ningyang County, East China’s Shandong Province. The town has been famous as a source of crickets for tens of years and it’s estimated the insect has generated an annual revenue of 700 million yuan ($102 million). Wang Yingxi, who works in other cities for better-paying jobs, often comes back to his hometown to search for crickets during the season. Zhang Maolong, a 58-year-old cricket dealer, said he bought 90 crickets since July 26 and the most expensive one was 3,600 yuan. Liu Deqiang, director of a local cricket association, claimed over 200,000 dealers visited the town in the season and one cricket fetched a record of 100,000 yuan. (Photo: China News Service/Hao Xuejuan)
Farmers make cricket cages in Sidian Town, Ningyang County, East China’s Shandong Province. The town has been famous as a source of crickets for tens of years and it’s estimated the insect has generated an annual revenue of 700 million yuan ($102 million). Wang Yingxi, who works in other cities for better-paying jobs, often comes back to his hometown to search for crickets during the season. Zhang Maolong, a 58-year-old cricket dealer, said he bought 90 crickets since July 26 and the most expensive one was 3,600 yuan. Liu Deqiang, director of a local cricket association, claimed over 200,000 dealers visited the town in the season and one cricket fetched a record of 100,000 yuan. (Photo: China News Service/Hao Xuejuan)
