This combo photo shows Lu Dewen checking the status of a cotton picker on his phone before sunrise (top), the operating data for the cotton picker displayed on the phone (L, bottom), and locations of other cotton pickers in nearby fields (R, bottom), in Daquan Township of Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

　　Lu Dewen talks to his team through walkie-talkie at a cotton field in Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

　　An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 2, 2026 shows Lu Dewen and his team refueling a cotton picker and replenishing its water supply beside a cotton field in Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

　　This combo photo shows Lu Gaolin (R) and his son Lu Dewen checking the humidity of cotton at a field after rain, Oct. 23, 2021 (top), and Lu Dewen (R) leading his team in harvesting cotton for other farmers while his father stands at his side, Sept. 30, 2026 (bottom), in Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)