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Grand crayfish banquet held in Nanxian County, C China
By Xinhua Published: May 16, 2026 05:11 PM
A drone photo taken on May 15, 2026 shows visitors enjoying themselves during a grand crayfish banquet in Nanxian County, Yiyang City of central China's Hunan Province. A grand crayfish banquet was held here on Friday. Nanxian County boasts a total arable land area of 630,000 mu (about 42,000 hectares) for shared paddy rice planting and crayfish cultivation, which is now a pillar business for rural revitalization in the county. (Photo: Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on May 15, 2026 shows visitors enjoying themselves during a grand crayfish banquet in Nanxian County, Yiyang City of central China's Hunan Province. A grand crayfish banquet was held here on Friday. Nanxian County boasts a total arable land area of 630,000 mu (about 42,000 hectares) for shared paddy rice planting and crayfish cultivation, which is now a pillar business for rural revitalization in the county. (Photo: Xinhua)


A visitor takes photos of cooked crayfish during a grand crayfish banquet in Nanxian County, Yiyang City of central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2026. A grand crayfish banquet was held here on Friday. Nanxian County boasts a total arable land area of 630,000 mu (about 42,000 hectares) for shared paddy rice planting and crayfish cultivation, which is now a pillar business for rural revitalization in the county. (Photo: Xinhua)

A visitor takes photos of cooked crayfish during a grand crayfish banquet in Nanxian County, Yiyang City of central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2026. A grand crayfish banquet was held here on Friday. Nanxian County boasts a total arable land area of 630,000 mu (about 42,000 hectares) for shared paddy rice planting and crayfish cultivation, which is now a pillar business for rural revitalization in the county. (Photo: Xinhua)



Visitors taste cooked crayfish during a grand crayfish banquet in Nanxian County, Yiyang City of central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2026. A grand crayfish banquet was held here on Friday. Nanxian County boasts a total arable land area of 630,000 mu (about 42,000 hectares) for shared paddy rice planting and crayfish cultivation, which is now a pillar business for rural revitalization in the county. (Photo: Xinhua)

Visitors taste cooked crayfish during a grand crayfish banquet in Nanxian County, Yiyang City of central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2026. A grand crayfish banquet was held here on Friday. Nanxian County boasts a total arable land area of 630,000 mu (about 42,000 hectares) for shared paddy rice planting and crayfish cultivation, which is now a pillar business for rural revitalization in the county. (Photo: Xinhua)