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Int'l crayfish festival held in Xuyi, China's Jiangsu Province ..Thousands of people converge on Xuyi County every summer for the annual crayfish eating festival. With rapidly expanding incomes, Chinese consumers are demanding increasing amounts of protein and dairy products in their diet. With a population of over 1.3Bn, China has become the world's largest importer of food to grow all the pigs, chickens, cows, and crayfish. (GEORGE STEINMETZ/National Geographic) NO SALES, THIS MATERIAL IS FOR SINGLE USE PUBLICATIONS IN PRINT OR FOR A TEMPORARY ONLINE PUBLICATION, AND MAY BE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO PUBLICIZE THE 2018 WORLD PRESS CONTEST AND EXHIBITION. IT MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED AS PART OF AN ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER ITEM THAT CONTAINS NO DIRECT LINK TO WORLD PRESS PHOTO AND ITS ACTIVITIES. THE PICTURE MAY NOT BE CROPPED OR MANIPULATED IN ANY WAY. KEYSTONE PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTED HANDOUT PHOTO. THE COPYRIGHT IS OWNED BY A THIRD PARTY.