Workers purchase spring cocoons at a cocoon purchasing station in Hai'an, Nantong, a city in East China's Jiangsu province, on June 3. Local farmers in Hai'an harvested the spring cocoons and the acquisition station has begun purchasing them. The city has formed a complete silk production and processing industrial chain that includes silk textiles, cosmetics, and artwork to help increase incomes and reduce unemployment among farmers. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]