A Chinese term for cricket fighting, qiu xing, roughly translates as' autumn enjoyment, 'and the ancient Chinese character for autumn is a pictogram of a cricket.

有个形容斗蟋蟀的中文词叫“秋兴”，按大意译成英文就是“autumn enjoyment”(秋天的娱乐)，而在古代汉字中，“秋”这个字正是蟋蟀的象形。

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Special Photos of Chinese Granny playing Cricket at Aussie Day 2011 Guangzhou!

中国老太特别照片打板球在澳大利亚日2011广州！

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The most striking exhibit is a recreation of a cricket fight, demonstrating how the Chinese would bet on the outcome of a battle to the death between the two insects.

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