Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2019 shows a crab (L) and its shell at an aquaculture cooperative in Zhili Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.

Crab feast is at hand! The crab will enter the harvest season in about 20 days in E China's Zhejiang.

HUZHOU, Sept. 5, 2019 (Xinhua) --Zhili Township in east China's Zhejiang has been encouraging crab breeders to breed crabs in a scientific and ecological way by planting aquatic plants and feeding crabs organic food.

At present, the breeding area of Zhili reaches about 900 hectares, with an annual production of around 100 million yuan (about 13.99 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2019 shows newly-caught crabs at an aquaculture cooperative in Zhili Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.(Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2019 shows newly-caught crabs at an aquaculture cooperative in Zhili Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 4, 2019 shows Shen Yunjie feeding crabs at an aquaculture cooperative in Zhili Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.(Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2019 shows a crab raised at an aquaculture cooperative in Zhili Township of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.(Xinhua/Xu Yu)