Yangchenghu Lake, located in the northeastern suburbs, 10km away from Suzhou, is a lake well known at home and abroad for its richness of Dazha Crabs. Due to its limpid water, abundant waterweeds and aquatic baby worms, there are rich feeds for baby crabs. The unique water environment makes Yangchenghu produced Crabs have better taste than those produced in other lakes. "Yellow hair, golden claw, green shell, white belly and heavy weight" is the unique characteristics of Yangchenghu Crabs. "Sept female and Oct male" is the secret for tasting Yangchenghu Dazha Crabs that means female crabs in Sept, have rich and hard ovary and male crabs in Oct are rich in fat. Yangchenghu Dazha Crab meat contains considerable protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin A and B, nicotinic acid and minerals. It is of superior-class in crabs.
Thousands of tourists at home and abroad gather in the Yangchenghu Tourist Vocation Center in Golden Autumn each year. They tour Yangchenghu Lake on boats, watch the fishermen spread nets to catch crabs, understand the culture of crabs such as the life cycle of crab, history and methods of mankind's crab-eating, etc. and taste delicious Yangchenghu Dazha Crabs.
Suzhou China International Travel Service organizes tourist groups.