China has a history of eating crabs for nearly 5,000 years. In the Yangtze River Delta, archaeologists discovered during the excavations of the Songze Culture in Qingpu, Shanghai, and the Liangzhu Culture in Yuhang, Zhejiang, that among the waste eaten by our ancestors, there were a large number of river crab shells. This shows that Chinese people have a long history of eating crabs, while some countries in Western Europe and North America still dare not eat river crabs. After a long period of historical precipitation, people have found that the quality of river crabs grown in three regions in China is the best, that is, there are three famous crabs in China: the ancient Danyang Daze river crabs located in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces - Huajin crabs; and the Baiyangdian river crabs in Hebei - Shengfang crab; Yangcheng Lake river crab in Jiangsu Province - the origin of the name Yangcheng Lake hairy crab. Historically, the ancient Danyang Daze included Danyang Lake, Shijiu Lake, Gucheng Lake, Nanyi Lake and a large area of ??low-lying wetland in the surrounding areas, covering an area of ??nearly 3 million acres (15 acres = 1 hectare, the same below). This wetland spans southern Jiangsu and southern Anhui and is known as the "Golden Triangle" in a triangular shape. Among these three famous crabs, the oldest one is the "Huajin Crab" from Daze, Danyang. Eating hairy crabs is a seasonal enjoyment. Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, once praised: "The claws of crabs are gold liquid, and the hills are Penglai. You must drink fine wine and get drunk on the high platform by the moon." How can gourmets miss this delicious feast? The time is right, the season for not eating hairy crabs is here again! As the saying goes: "When the autumn wind blows, crab legs will itch. In September, the navel will be round and pointed in October." Female crabs should be eaten in September, when the roe is full and the flesh is thick; male crabs should be eaten in October, when the navel is pointed. The food culture of hairy crabs has become a hot topic among everyone. Bao Xiaotian once wrote an article "History of Hairy Crab" about this name, saying, "The word hairy crab comes from the mouth of a crab seller in Suzhou. People always like to eat crab before dinner, or it is a temporary initiative. So these Crab sellers always pick up their burdens in the afternoon and shout along the street: "Here come hairy crabs!" This explanation is not yet satisfactory. One day, he was having a crab feast at Wu Nashi's house (Na Shi Nai Hu Fan). Mr. Zhang Weiyi was sitting there, and his home was near Yangcheng Lake, so he learned the whole story. Wu Nashi is the founder of Suzhou Caoqiao Middle School. His father, Wu Dazheng, was an official in Hunan Province in the late Qing Dynasty. He served as Liu Kunyi's deputy commander during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894. Three generations of his family are famous collectors of ancient books. Zhang Weiyi is Fang Huan, who, like Wang Songwen, is a good friend of Wu Nashi and a frequent visitor to the Wu family. The manuscript of Gu Yanwu's "Shao Guoli's Disease in the World" was lost for more than 200 years. It was purchased by Wu Shina, and was discovered by Fang Huan and Wang Songwen at the Wu family. They graciously accepted the gift and welcomed them back to Kunshan. This is a great event and has become a favorite story in the book forest. It happened that the Wu family held a crab feast, and Fang Huan was also present. Bao Xiaotian explained the name of "hairy crabs": "The word "gate" is good. Anyone who catches crabs must set up a gate made of bamboo in the harbor. When night comes, Put a light across the gate, and when the crabs see the light, they will climb up the bamboo gate and catch them one by one on the gate, which is very convenient. This is where the name of hairy crabs comes from. The crabs are called hairy crabs, and the larger ones are called hairy crabs. Because it is produced in Yangcheng Lake, it is named Yangcheng Lake hairy crab. As for the origin of eight pieces of crab, folklore spread from Suzhou in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, there was a wealthy businessman in Changmen area of ??Suzhou. He planned to marry off his daughter, and the dowry was as much as one hundred and twenty dollars. The day before the dowry ceremony, people decorate all the dowry items and place them on the street for one last inspection. Unexpectedly, among the praises of people watching the dowry, a craftsman said: "There are ninety-nine items in the dowry, and adding one more 'eight pieces of crab' will make it perfect." The wealthy businessman is a crab-eating fan and feels that What he said made sense, and he asked the craftsman to make "eight pieces of golden crabs" overnight without saying a word. The next day was a happy day, and this piece of crab with the words "prosperity" written on it was watched by people at the groom's house, causing a sensation. Once it was passed down to ten, it was passed down to hundreds, so by the Republic of China, eight pieces of crabs had become one of the dowries for many daughters in the Suzhou and Shanghai areas.