Why can't you catch fish and eat grasshoppers in ancient famines? The reason was simple, but heartbreaking, and Emperor Jin Hui asked people why they didn't fish because fish were in short supply during the famine. In 1943,

Why can't you catch fish and eat grasshoppers in ancient famines? The reason is simple, but heartbreaking

Emperor Hui of Jin asked people why they didn't fish because fish were in short supply during the famine. In 1943, a famine occurred in Lufeng County, and nearly 30% of the population died, due to drought and the blackbird plague. During famines, people cannot live by fishing because there is no food. During famine, people eat a variety of things to feed themselves, including rice bran, wild vegetables, and locusts. But locusts are destroying so fast that they can eat a hectare of crops in less than three hours, leaving starving people unable to survive.