A 1965 illustrated article from China Pictorial on cotton growing in the south Shansi (Shanxi) region of China, centered on the Yangtan brigade and the Linfen-Yuncheng Basin. It describes cooperation between brigades, demonstration fields, scientific research at the Yuncheng Cotton Research Institute, irrigation and electrification, and efforts to protect seedlings after spring rains. Photographs show cotton fields, field laboratories, pumping stations, tool repair shops and farmers.