Bush crickets, which are sold as a pets for their chirping sound, are kept in a cage as they are displayed for sale at an insect market in Beijing September 9, 2013. Keeping crickets as singing pets is an old Chinese tradition. (REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Cricket fighting is a traditional Chinese sport with more than 1,000 years of history.