Worker Huang Tingju (R) and her daughter-in-law Wan Lu stand in a lavender field in Huocheng County of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2014. Reputed as "China's Lavender Town", the Ili River Valley of Xinjiang now owns a total planting area of 30,000 mu (2,000 hectares) of lavender and produces 95 percent of the country's lavender-related products. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Worker Huang Tingju reaps lavender flowers in Huocheng County of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2014. Reputed as "China's Lavender Town", the Ili River Valley of Xinjiang now owns a total planting area of 30,000 mu (2,000 hectares) of lavender and produces 95 percent of the country's lavender-related products. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

A worker reaps lavender flowers in the early morning in Huocheng County of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2014. Reputed as "China's Lavender Town", the Ili River Valley of Xinjiang now owns a total planting area of 30,000 mu (2,000 hectares) of lavender and produces 95 percent of the country's lavender-related products.(Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

A worker reaps lavender flowers in Huocheng County of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2014. Reputed as "China's Lavender Town", the Ili River Valley of Xinjiang now owns a total planting area of 30,000 mu (2,000 hectares) of lavender and produces 95 percent of the country's lavender-related products.(Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Workers transfer reaped lavender flowers in Huocheng County of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2014. Reputed as "China's Lavender Town", the Ili River Valley of Xinjiang now owns a total planting area of 30,000 mu (2,000 hectares) of lavender and produces 95 percent of the country's lavender-related products.(Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Worker Huang Tingju (R) and her daughter-in-law Wan Lu prepare for lavender-cutting in Huocheng County of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2014. Reputed as "China's Lavender Town", the Ili River Valley of Xinjiang now owns a total planting area of 30,000 mu (2,000 hectares) of lavender and produces 95 percent of the country's lavender-related products. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Worker Huang Tingju cuts off grasses as livestock feed after finishing her work in a lavender field in Huocheng County of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2014. Reputed as "China's Lavender Town", the Ili River Valley of Xinjiang now owns a total planting area of 30,000 mu (2,000 hectares) of lavender and produces 95 percent of the country's lavender-related products. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Workers reap lavender flowers inHuocheng County of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2014. Reputed as "China's Lavender Town", the Ili River Valley of Xinjiang now owns a total planting area of 30,000 mu (2,000 hectares) of lavender and produces 95 percent of the country's lavender-related products.(Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Workers go back home after an all day work in lavender fields in Huocheng County of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2014. Reputed as "China's Lavender Town", the Ili River Valley of Xinjiang now owns a total planting area of 30,000 mu (2,000 hectares) of lavender and produces 95 percent of the country's lavender-related products.(Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

A farmer weighs reaped lavender flowers in Huocheng County of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2014. Reputed as "China's Lavender Town", the Ili River Valley of Xinjiang now owns a total planting area of 30,000 mu (2,000 hectares) of lavender and produces 95 percent of the country's lavender-related products. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)