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Culture insider: 7 things you may not know about Major Heat

2014-07-23 07:09

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Cricket fighting

Major Heat is a season with the largest number of crickets that can be found in the fields along the countryside. Cricket fighting is a popular pastime for some people in China during this period. The custom dates back more than 1,000 years to the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).

Culture insider: 7 things you may not know about Major Heat

Two crickets fight at a cricket fighting contest in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, October 3, 2013. [Photo by Dong Jinlin/asianewsphoto.com]

 

Culture insider: 7 things you may not know about Major Heat

Culture insider: 7 things you may not know about Major Heat

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