This is the right way to open the lotus.

In the hot summer, the lotus blossoms. She is in full bloom in the hot summer, affecting the softness of our hearts, lotus leaves he Tian Tian, green poplar banks ask lotus flowers, the sound of broken lotus drops.

"the hibiscus comes out of the clear water and will be carved naturally." In Chinese traditional culture, the lotus is often used as the symbol of peace, harmony, cooperation, unity, unity, etc., and the nobility of the lotus symbolizes the cause of peace and the nobility of the harmonious world. Therefore, in a sense, appreciating lotus is also a kind of promotion of Chinese "harmony" culture. Lotus varieties are rich and colorful, is "lotus (and) but different", but together constitute a noble lotus world, is "lotus (and) is expensive". I sincerely hope that the lotus culture can be understood and known by more people in the process of carrying forward the culture of peace and harmony. Carrying forward the Chinese "harmony" culture is of special significance to our cause of promoting the reunification of the motherland, safeguarding world peace and building a harmonious society.

The basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative region of the people's Republic of China, which was examined and adopted by the first session of the eighth National people's Congress on March 31, 1993, also uses the lotus flower as the design for the regional flag and emblem of Macao, expressing that the local people particularly worship the lotus flower to symbolize purity and nobility. As the lotus is a famous family in the flower kingdom, it has been selected by the masses as one of the top ten traditional famous flowers in China. In 1989, the China Lotus Association was specially established in Beijing to promote its boundless fragrance in the land of China.

In the area of Suzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, June 24 of the lunar calendar is Guanlian Festival, which is called Lotus Birthday. At that time, people will be in groups to watch the lotus happily. In particular, Buddhists respect it most. For example, the Guanyin Bodhisattva sits on the lotus.

In botany, lotus is also called lotus. India is the birthplace of Buddhism, and the lotus is the symbol and mascot often mentioned in the Buddhist sutras. The lotus comes out of the mud without being stained, and is clean, which is consistent with the personality advocated by Buddhism. It is precisely because the lotus represents Buddhism, and Buddhism comes from India, so the lotus is regarded as a sacred symbol of dignity in India.

Watching the lotus: as early as the Song Dynasty, every June 24, the folk would go to the lotus pond to enjoy the lotus and enjoy the cool in summer. Boating light waves, picking lotus roots, enjoy the summer night amorous feelings of the vast moon cover clouds, very uncomfortable.

Lotus lanterns: day and night, with natural long-stalked lotus leaves as containers, burning candles inside, and children holding them for play; or hollowing out lotus canopies, lighting candles and placing them in the house and courtyard; or thousands of lotus lanterns are released along the river, with the stars sparkling, candlelight lit, very beautiful.

Enjoy the land of lotus: the first is the wind lotus of Yuanyuan, which is a famous garden of lotus in summer in the west lake of China. According to legend, Yuanyuan was once a workshop for brewing official wine in the Southern Song Dynasty, and people in the workshop planted lotus flowers widely in the courtyard in their spare time, so when the lotus was in full bloom in summer, the lotus fragrance was full of wine, and the fragrance was all over the garden, so it got its name and became one of the ten sights of the West Lake.

Mashan Qianbo Road, located in Binhu District, Wuxi, China, is a good place not to be missed. At present, the roadside of Qianbo is full of lotus ponds full of red lotus leaves, and the umbrella-shaped lotus leaves swaying in the wind are surrounded by them, setting off a variety of lotus flowers. The August florescence is the best time to enjoy the lotus.

Weishan Lake, known as the "Lotus Capital of China", has a lotus pond of 100,000 mu. The connotation of the beauty of Weishan Lake is rich and colorful, the boundless is called its breadth, and the rippling waves are called its elegance. In terms of its splendor, there are lotus flowers all over the lake. Every summer and autumn, Baili Lake is full of flowers and lotus fragrance. The flowers are red and white, the red ones are as beautiful as the clouds, and the white ones are as cold as snow. Such a large area of lotus swing, the country is also rare, can be called a great spectacle.

The lotus flower in Ritan Park in the capital is beautiful, fragrant and graceful, attracting many visitors to watch, and the blooming period lasts until September. In the Summer Palace, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of "lotus red adorning the rain" after the rain. Looking west from the west embankment, the two lakes, Zhijingge Lake and Chaojiantang Lake, seem to be dominated by the lotus. The floating lotus leaves covered the whole lake, the remaining raindrops on the lotus leaves were glittering and translucent in the morning light, and the graceful lotus flowers became more and more delicate and beautiful with morning dew. The fragrance of the lotus came after the breeze. The sun poured down, converged into a dewdrop on the tip of the lotus leaf and slid into the lake.