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Food Cultural 2-Qin Lake Bamboo Weir Crab

The bamboo weir crab has blue eyes, red pincers hair, enriched cream and tender meat. The bamboo weir crab derives its name from the meaning of using bamboo weir to catch crabs. In the golden fall season, the crabs begin toswim eastward to the East China Sea to lay eggs and reproduce, and the local people in Qin Lake areas use the bamboo weir to catch the crabs, a unique measure in Qin Lake area. Only those strong crabs could climb over the bamboo weir. The stronger the crabs are, the more delicious their taste will be.