Crab farmers add color to eco-tourism paradise in Jiangsu

A dawn redwood forest at Hongze Lake in east China's Jiangsu Province has become an eco-tourism hot spot, with local farmers breeding crabs in the waters beneath the forest to supplement their income and entertain tourists. Visitors in winter enjoy stunning landscapes as the foliage turns shades of red and yellow. [Photo: VCG]

A farmer catches crabs from a breeding ground beneath a dawn redwood forest at Hongze Lake in east China's Jiangsu Province on Nov. 16, 2021. [Photo: VCG]

A dawn redwood forest at Hongze Lake in east China's Jiangsu Province has become an eco-tourism hot spot, with local farmers breeding crabs in the waters beneath the forest to supplement their income and entertain tourists. Visitors in winter enjoy stunning landscapes as the foliage turns shades of red and yellow. [Photo: VCG]