by Xinhua writers Zhang Zhongkai, Xiong Congru and Li Zhihao
URUMQI, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- As the weather turns cold in October, swathes in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region gradually turn white, but not because of snow. It's the harvesting season for cotton, a crop that matters a lot in Xinjiang and beyond.
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