A worker of Lu Dewen's team cleans a cotton picker at a cotton field in Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

　　Lu Gaolin calls a cotton picker owner at a cotton field in Sandaogou Village of Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

　　This combo photo shows Lu Gaolin, his son and hired workers operating machinery to sow cotton, April 15, 2021 (aerial drone photo, upper), and an agricultural drone spraying pesticides over Lu's cotton field, July 15, 2021 (aerial drone photo, middle), and a cotton picker hired by Lu harvesting cotton, Oct. 24, 2021 (aerial drone photo, lower), in Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

　　Lu Gaolin plays with his granddaughter at a cotton field in Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)