Cotton harvest season begins in Xinjiang(1/5)

A cotton picker harvests cotton in a field in Karamay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Min Yong)

Cotton planting area reached more than 16,000 hectares this year, and the total output is expected to hit 100,000 metric tons in Karamay.

Cotton trucks line up in a field in Karamay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Min Yong)

Cotton pickers harvest cotton in a field in Karamay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Min Yong)

Cotton pickers harvest cotton in a field in Karamay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Min Yong)

Cotton rolls are loaded on a truck in a field in Karamay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/Min Yong)