新疆博尔塔拉蒙古自治州境内的艾比湖以前并不起眼,最近几年却在水产商眼中成了财富的象征。每年8至10月,全国各地的水产商云集艾比湖,为争夺被称为“软黄金”的卤虫而展开了险象环生的大战。“卤虫,艾比湖的卤虫,一吨可卖到40万元呀!”这是捕捞虫子的人们相互之间传递的一条令人亢奋、欢欣鼓舞、具有诱惑力的信息。有“软黄金”之称的卤虫卵小得要用毫米计量,就是这小小的卤虫卵这几年已在艾比湖上搅起了不小的风浪。据悉,早在九十年代初,一队专家在艾比湖进行考察,当证实艾比湖有大量卤虫时,有一名专家竟辞掉了公职,悄悄地来到艾比湖畔捞起当地人还不知为何物的卤虫来,不到3年,竟挣了100多万元。正是这些越传越神的一夜暴富的故事,吸引着越来越多的人向艾比湖汇集。 Lake Aibi in the territory of Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, which used to be a symbol of wealth in the eyes of the aquaculture business, was previously poorly regarded. From August to October each year, aquaculture traders across the country gather in Lake Aibi and embark on the perilous battle for the brine shrimp, known as the “soft gold.” “Artemia, Artemia of Lake Aibi, a ton can be sold for 400,000 yuan it!” This is a catchy, exciting, alluring message of the people who catch the insects. There are “soft gold ” Artemia egg small to be measured in millimeters, it is this small Artemia eggs in recent years has stirred in the Lake Aibi no small storm. It is reported that as early as the early nineties, a team of experts to conduct an investigation in Lake Aibi, Lake Aibi when it was confirmed a large number of Artemia, an expert actually quit his job, quietly came to pick up the Lake Abi Lake local people Do not know why the Artemia came, less than 3 years, actually earned more than 100 million. It is these more anecdotal stories that have thrown the gods overnight and attract more and more people to Lake Aibi.