The lotus leaves are infinitely blue
The lotus flowers are different red
summer
It's the season of lotus blossoms again
July is a good time to enjoy the lotus
In this July
Admire a pool of lotus flowers and watch the green lotuses follow the wind
Go and experience the most beautiful summer days
01
Suzhou Hetang Moonlight Wetland Park
Opening hours: 08:30~17:00
Tickets:
May to October: 30 rmb
November to April: 20 RMB
As far back as the Spring and Autumn Period, this place was the fiefdom of Chu Xiangchun Shenjun Huang Xie, and at that time, Chudi lotus roots were introduced in this wetland. Later Yue Guo doctor Fan Li abandoned the official to hide here, chiseled the river to discharge floodwater, surrounded the fish farming, accumulated a rich Wudi culture, and is now the largest lotus-themed urban wetland park in China.
"Jiangnan can pick lotus, lotus leaf He Tiantian." An ancient poem, the scenery of Jiangnan inexhaustible. Suzhou has always been a good place for enjoying lotuses in Jiangnan, and there are also customs of lotus viewing, as far back as 2500 years ago, Wu Wang Fucha began to transplant wild red lotuses here for the west to reward lotuses. Nowadays, at a glance, it is all lotus flowers, and here you can feel the artistic conception of "the lotus leaves are infinitely blue, and the lotus flowers are different from the sun". Along the winding lotus pond trail, with the gust of lake breeze, the lotus leaves swing lightly, and the air is filled with a natural and fresh lotus fragrance, refreshing the heart.
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Squirrel cinnamon fish: engrave a pattern on the fish meat, add seasoning and marinate slightly, drag on the egg yolk paste, put it into the hot oil pan and fry it to maturity, pour it with hot sweet and sour marinade, shaped like a mouse, crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour.
02
Chengdu Fangxing thousand acres of lotus pond
Open all day
No tickets
The lotus pond here is quite spectacular and shocking, and the lotus flowers are all in sight.
The lotus flowers here are planted at the wrong time and have a long flowering period that lasts until the end of September, so you can see delicate lotus flowers almost all summer.
There is also a boardwalk by the lotus field, where you can rest and have a different style.
Qianmu Lotus Pond is famous for its blue scenery, Wupeng cruise, Hanfu experience and so on. Here you can rent a small boat of Wupeng, go into the depths of the lotus flowers, and take a picture of it, it is a big movie.
Cai Wan grapefruit: Cai Wan grapefruit is a local specialty, the canopy is open, the fruit is large and thin, the flesh is light yellow, tender and juicy, sweet and sour.
Fish head hot pot: fish head hot pot, with the head of the carp (commonly known as fat head fish) fish head with a variety of accessories cooked, the meat is smooth and tender, the color is bright red, delicious and delicious.
03
Zhejiang Zomatang
The thousand-year-old village of Zoumatang is located in the south of Ningbo, Maoshan In Yinzhou District, and is known as "Siming Ancient County, the State of Literature, the Victory of Jiangshan, the Rao of Water and Land". When you come to Zoumatang, the first thing that comes into view is a lotus pond at the mouth of the village.
When the lotus flowers bloom in summer, the green leaves and red flowers reflect the white walls and black tiles behind them, like an ink painting. The area of the lotus pond is about 1,000 square meters, and at this time, the lotus leaf field is green, and the water droplets in the lotus leaves are crystal clear under the illumination of the sun. When the breeze blows and the lotus leaves shake, the water droplets flash and flash, which is very beautiful. There are two stone single-plate bridges in the middle of the lotus pond, and when you look at the pedestrians from a distance, it is as if you are walking on a lotus leaf.
Sanbei bean crisp candy: is a typical Ning-style tea food, is one of the local traditional famous spots in Ningbo, Zhejiang, suitable for all ages, famous in Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions and overseas, the taste is crisp, easy to dissolve, sugar slag, non-stick teeth, there is a soybean flavor.
Oil Zanzi: It is a pure handmade traditional snack food, its formula is unique and high-quality, especially the seaweed strip salty oil Zanzi, more Ningbo is a must, and the color and fragrance are excellent, and have the effect of beauty.
04
Nanjing Xuanwu Lake
Admission: Free
Opening Hours:
5:00-22:00 (Summer)
6:00-21:00 (Winter)
"Scorching lotus flowers, pavilions out of the water", the lotus flowers of Xuanwu Lake bloom particularly delicately, and there are ancient buildings on the side of the pool, which complement each other perfectly. Smelling the flowers, watching the flowers, and taking pictures of the flowers can be handy. The lotus flowers reflect the reflection against the surface of the water, appearing hazy and dreamy, and beautiful and picturesque.
At this time, the lotus flowers have bloomed, the lotus rhymes quietly, the dark incense is lingering, and the ancient poetry cloud "The little lotus has only revealed its sharp horns, and there have long been dragonflies standing on the head." The clear lake reflects the gentle white clouds, setting off the graceful posture of the lotus flower, and the lotus leaves are pointed, as if the spirit dances.
Large areas of lotus flowers are some in full bloom, some with buds, bustling, really have a different mood. The breeze blows, the delicate lotus flowers dance with the lotus leaves, and the fragrance of lotus comes to the face, and the heart is a cool world.
Brine duck: the white meat of the duck skin is tender, fat but not greasy, fragrant and delicious, with the characteristics of fragrant, crisp and tender. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the brine duck made during the osmanthus blossom season has the best color and taste, and is called osmanthus duck.
Dragon robe crab yellow soup bun: is the traditional cuisine of Nanjing, characterized by thin skin as paper, blow bomb is broken, the production of dragon robe crab yellow soup bun is very exquisite, the filling is crab yellow and crab meat, the soup is the original chicken soup, the production process is exquisite.
05
Zhejiang North White Elephant Ten Mile Lotus Garden
The wind supports the lotus leaves to turn the waves, as soon as you enter the Ten Mile Lotus Garden, you will see a "lotus wave", and you can't help but move with the "wave" and approach the flowers. The main roads and paths in the lotus garden are connected, the red, pink and white lotus flowers are open or closed, a large lotus pond and the field are connected, and the swaying lotus leaves move with the wind, which has a unique meaning of purity.
According to legend, when Gao Youjie, a yueqing cultural celebrity from the Northern White Elephant, was an official in Beijing, he praised the beauty of his hometown in front of the emperor as "Ten Mile Lotus Twenty Mile Bridge", and "Ten Mile" is the ancient name of "Ruili", on the banks of the Lezhen Canal, the old days were planted with lotus flowers, stretching a piece, magnificent. Nowadays, the highest lotus flower in the lotus garden is more than 3 meters high, the small lotus is far away from the "tip of the wave", and the large and small lotuses in the pool are like a standing "microphone", cute and beautiful.
White Elephant Cake: White Elephant Cake was formerly called Pan Cake and has a history of 80 years. At the beginning, the technique of making cakes was passed down from hand to hand, and the raw materials were glutinous rice flour, sugar, orange cake, sesame seeds, caramel and so on.
Yan Ming: Also known as "Yandang Maofeng", "Yandang Cloud". It is a kind of roasted green tea that must be picked between the rains of the Qingming Valley. It is made from one bud and one leaf or one bud three leaves of the first fat bud leaves. The color is emerald green, the aroma is fragrant, and the taste is mellow.
06
Beijing Yuanmingyuan Heritage Park
Tickets: Gate ticket: 15 yuan; general admission: 25 yuan
Opening hours: 7:00-21:00
The Old Summer Palace is a water garden, there are waters as far as the eye can see, and where there is water, there must be lotus flowers. Lotus cultivation here has a long history, with a total planting area of more than 1,000 mu and more than 300 varieties, and elegant lotus flowers are scattered all over the pond.
From a distance, the lotus leaves are pale green, light blue, dark green, dark green, light pink, white, light yellow, purple lotus flowers dotted among them, and the pond is full of life and vitality against the background of the sun. Here is also a special water lotus viewing route, you can take a boat in changchun garden Haiyue open wharf, boat on the lake, close to see the beauty of lotus flowers, experience the wonderful artistic conception of "lotus leaf He Tiantian".
Chestnut: Chestnuts have a luscious taste, sweet, high nutritional value, a long history of cultivation, with a unique flavor of fragrant, sweet and glutinous since ancient times, and are regarded as superior foods.
Preserved fruit: The preserved fruit here is finely selected, finely processed, has a positive taste, and is soft and refreshing. The color varies from light yellow to orange yellow, oval in shape, not broken, not rotten, not anti-sugar, not sticky to the hands, soft to eat, sweet and sour.
07
Yunnan Puzhihei
May 1 - October 31 08:00-17:30
November 1 - April 30, 2019 08:00-17:00
Tickets: No ticket prices, if any charges are for the tour
Yunnan, which has never lacked "beauty", is also a presence that cannot be ignored in the summer. In June and September every year, the black lotus flowers will bloom, of which July is the most exuberant, 10,000 acres of lotus flowers swaying up, full of emerald green through a little white light and pink, the air blends with the fragrance of lotus.
Here you can truly appreciate what is called "the infinite blue of the lotus leaves, the different red of the lotus flowers". Puzhihei, a place called "Heavenly Dreamland, Yaochi on Earth", seems to want to do its best to surprise summer.
Pear: Its large and well-proportioned, positive fruit shape, turquoise skin, thick flesh and small core, flesh color jade, crisp and juicy meat, fragrant flavor, sweet and sour.
Fried eggs with lotus leaves: A local specialty, eggs are fried with lotus leaves, and the taste is fragrant and the aftertaste is endless.
08
Xi'an Chanba [chǎn bà] National Wetland Park
Opening hours: 09:00-19:00
In summer, the flowing water, insects and birds singing, the shadows of the trees, emitting a burst of fragrance, the lotus flowers into the twilight and the heat, the low-faced deep umbrella, sitting in the beautiful painted seats, enjoying the lotus pond in the wetland park, the summer wind blows, the lotus flowers are fragrant, and the whole body is cool.
After the rain, walk into chanba wetland park, stroll by the lotus pond, full of turquoise lotus leaves are so beautiful, the breeze blows, the lotus leaves roll, like the ocean of lotus leaves. The lotus leaves of the field, layer by layer, fall with the wind, like green waves. The lotus flowers in the pool are plain and light, the red is bright and vulgar, the pink is delicate and not charming, so beautiful, the beauty is through the bone, the beauty is delicate, standing by the lake, watching the wind blowing, the aroma is striking, instantly pleasing to the eye, the heart is relaxed.
Biangbiang noodles: (biangzi is a ligature, can not be entered into the computer, often replaced by written as Biáng Biáng noodles) It is a traditional Han chinese noodle dish in the Guanzhong region of Shaanxi, named because of the sound of biang and biang during the production process. Flour made from Guanzhong wheat is made by hand, and the noodles are hand-pulled and thick, and the noodle soup is mixed with soy sauce, vinegar, monosodium glutamate, peppercorns and other condiments, and the noodles are fished in and drizzled with hot vegetable oil.
Lamb beef steamed bun: Beef and lamb steamed bun is a delicious food in Shaanxi, especially xi'an is the most famous. It is finely cooked, the material is heavy and mellow, the meat is thick, fat but not greasy, rich in nutrients, full of aroma, tempting appetite, and the aftertaste is endless.
09
Hangzhou West Lake
"After all, in the middle of June in West Lake, the scenery is not the same as the four o'clock. The lotus leaves are infinitely blue, and the lotus flowers are different red. "A well-known lotus poem by Yang Wanli, simple and atmospheric, has been widely recited for hundreds of years. With the sound of cicadas and the scorching sun, the lotus flowers blooming by the West Lake dance with the wind and are dotted with a layer of fantastic pink, which is the most beautiful look of Hangzhou summer.
In the summer of the West Lake, endless lotus flowers bloom in the sun. Strolling along the broken bridge, while admiring the lotus, while smelling the faint fragrance of lotus leaves, the broken bridge in summer, the lotus fragrance, flower shadow, legend, perfect fit together.
Longjing shrimp: Longjing shrimp will be tea drink and shrimp fusion, the overall fresh and tender, shrimp jade white, tender, bud leaves fragrant, color elegant, shrimp in the tea aroma, tea in the shrimp fresh, after eating clear mouth appetizer, endless aftertaste.
Lotus powder: its unique flavor, rich in nutrients, lotus powder crystal clear, taste clear alcohol, there is a refreshing appetizer, nourishing blood and qi effect, is very suitable for babies, the elderly, patients of the tonic.
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