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Good Cotton Harvest In East China Province. Rich cotton harvest was obtained in northwest Shandong Province, one of China's leading cotton producers. Total output came to 500,000 tons, estimated to be one-sixth of the total output in the country. The alluvial plain of northwest Shandong in the lower reaches of the Yellow River is good for cotton growing. Peasants waiting outside a purchasing station to sell their cotton to the state in Chiping County, Shandong Province. Photo by Li Jin