Traditionally, cicada nymphs were given as gifts to neighbors during daily interactions. 'Cicada hunters' caught them in the woods on sultry summer evenings using their unique knowledge and expertise. As a commodity, wild cicada nymphs are challenging to capture, while farmed golden cicadas can mature quickly.Thus,as an important part of the forest economy in this pear-producing county, cicada nymph farming is supported by the local government and continues to expand. If local knowledge and experience of capturing wild golden cicadas prevents some from being converted into cicadas, then industrialized cicada farming deprives them of the right to undergo metamorphosis. The subtle shift in the interspecies relationship between humans and golden cicadas inspired me to rethink the ontology of locality. The metamorphosis of the cicada being stifled implies the suppression of the essence of the locality, culminating in the loss of the life experience embedded in the vernacular. In the process, local "metamorphosis" has been impeded, and the government's blueprint for modernisation has not been fully implemented. Cicadas nymphs are transported from the county to the city, with an increasing unit price, creating a vague impression of the local place with a wild and distinctive flavor. City consumers pay for their imagination, yearning and curiosity about distant places, as well as their fond memories of catching golden cicadas in childhood. However, the food that evokes local memories is not only obtained through natural means. It is the result of a mutually beneficial relationship between cicada hunters and farmers, which represents a harmonious coexistence between locality and modernity. This paper argues that full urbanisation and modernisation do not necessarily spell the end of the county. Through this paper, we can appreciate the astuteness of the collaborative symbiosis of locality and modernity.