Erken Reyimu shows newly-picked cotton in his fields in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 15, 2021. As vast swathes of blooming cotton in Xinjiang awaits the harvest this month, technology adopted in planting, spraying and other processes have gradually manifested its effect. Cotton farmer Erken Reyimu said seeding, insecticide spraying and cotton-picking on his 33-hectare cotton field are all done by machines. "With cotton yield reaching 400 kg per mu, I hopefully can bring home over 1 million yuan (about 155,500 U.S. dollars) this year," he said with a smile. Using the income out of his cotton farm, he has bought an apartment for his elder son and a car for his elder daughter. He plans to buy a car for his younger son at the end of this year. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)
A cotton picker works in the fields of Erken Reyimu in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)
A live-streamer promotes cotton via a live show in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)
