Have you ever heard of grasshopper wrestling? If you have been to China before, you have certainly heard or seen it. So it has been very popular in China for thousands of years. Because of the economic prosperity of the country, people are accepting to invest in this exotic sport and are paying more for it than ever!
Because of its growing popularity, a Chinese city has decided to build and invest in the sport in particular. Through the development of grasshoppers possess genetic characteristics that make them superior among their peers and lives in the fields of the city of Siddian. It is not surprising that the price of one of the grasshoppers is about 50,000 Chinese yuan, or $ 7,660 (27,750 Saudi riyals).
The fight of grasshoppers is due to the Tang Dynasty "618-904". The grasshoppers were scattered in the fields around the city of Siddian, in Shandong Province of China. These grasshoppers are known for their great size and versatility, making them distinctive to participate in the sport of wrestling!
Many Chinese emperors are said to have preferred the type of chedian grasshoppers to their high winning streak in any competition. Therefore, it is not surprising that no one can buy only the rich! This type of sport emerged during the Cultural Revolution as a hobby of the bourgeois class.
In the late summer and autumn of each year, about 80% of the local population of Siedan City participates in the activity of collecting strong grasshoppers from the surrounding fields. This activity generates a lot of money for the city's residents in the annual janjab market. Not only collecting them, but local people training grasshoppers to fight to raise their material value.
Siddian City hosts the largest grasshopper market in northern China, and skilled families can hunt and train grasshoppers for up to $ 15,300 (SAR 55,380) in August alone! The value of grasshoppers varies depending on the different factors. A farmer from the village of Kogia in Sydney managed to sell a grasshopper for $ 2,300 "SAR 8,320", while only one grasshopper could have a high-end price of $ 7661!
An article published in the Chinese magazine in 2014 said the highest selling price of a grasshopper in Siddian City was 300,000 yuan ($ 46,000), or "approximately 16,5600 Saudi riyals!"
