A cotton picker of Lu Dewen's team harvests cotton for other farmers at a field in Daquan Township of Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

　　Farmers ask Lu Dewen (C) about harvest schedule beside a cotton field in Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

　　Lu Dewen (R) and his team return to his home in Sandaogou Village of Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

　　Lu Gaolin watches an agricultural drone spraying pesticides over a cotton field during midsummer field management in Shawan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 15, 2021. It was the family's first time using drone-based crop spraying; previously, they relied on tractors. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

　　A drone photo taken on Oct. 2, 2026 shows Lu Dewen 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)