Over thousands of farmers taking the special train from Lanzhou to Urumqi arrived at the Urumqi Railway Station on August 25. Many bringing their children with them are ready to work as cotton pickers. Statistics from the Urumqi Railway Station show that there are over hundreds of trains of cotton pickers arriving in Urumqi during August and September every year. In the year of 2010, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps plans to admit 500,000 cotton pickers, 60% of which are from inland provinces.

The first special train of cotton pickers arrives at Urumqi Railway Station, August 25. (Photo: xinhua)

A cotton picker brings her daughter to Xinjiang, August 25. (Photo: xinhua)