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I have long heard that the lotus garden in Liuyi Village has expanded to a thousand acres this year, and before June arrived, the lotus flowers have bloomed in the garden, attracting visitors from all over the world. Today's drizzle visit, I held up a small umbrella, made an appointment with three or two friends, talked freely all the way, and gladly went to the Lotus Garden to see the beauty of the garden.
Liuyi Village is located in Longtou Town (Temple) in Chenggu County, Shaanxi Province, and it is said that in the second year of Tang Dashun, because it looked like a dragon and built a temple on its head, it was named Longtou Temple. Here is a horse Flat River, the land is fertile, known as the "Hanzhong granary". The Lotus Garden is located in this treasure land of feng shui.
Through Liuyi Village, straight up to the wide avenue leading to the Lotus Garden, about 500 meters, you will see a piece of turquoise, and there are red dots in the turquoise, that is, the Lotus Garden. It is an exaggeration to say that it is a thousand acres of lotus garden, and six or seven hundred acres is indeed there. At this time it is June, it is the season of green fat red skinny, drizzle like silk, light washing lotus garden, the whole lotus garden is more green, green and dripping, in a piece of jade plate like squeezed lotus leaves, a light and transparent lotus flower like a fairy under the mortal, a variety of forms, fighting for beauty, the beauty of the whole lotus garden has become Tang poetry and Song Poetry, beauty has become smoke and rain Jiangnan, beauty has become a fairyland on earth, attracting tourists to step on, a glimpse of the "immortals" style.
Strolling on the passage in the middle of the lotus garden, the weeping willows on both sides stand tall, the willow branches are like silk, gently fluttering in the gentle drizzle, like a lady gently twisting her waist, and the tourists pour out a garden heart, that posture, that style, people can't help but stop and stay, want to be in close contact with it, but they are flicked on the cheeks, shake off the branches and dew, and leave leisurely, so that you suddenly rise up the feeling of "amorous but ruthlessly annoyed", but immediately, it is attracted by the full pool of blooming and semi-blooming lotus immortals, forgetting this feeling.
"Scorching lotus flowers, pavilions out of the water." Although the flowers are as beautiful as ornaments, from the perspective of the stems, the stem color and thickness are different, why is this? I asked the manager of the Lotus Garden, an old man who was nearly half a hundred years old and had two gray sideburns, wearing a gray-blue labor suit, wearing water shoes on his feet, and a little water and mud on his shoes. Through his introduction, we learned that the lotus flowers in this garden are different. From the big punishment, it can be divided into two major types: southern lotus and northern lotus. Nanlian is an ornamental lotus transplanted from the southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, and southerners like to call lotus lotus. The leaves are small and thick, dark green in color, with slender and firm stems, and green and slightly purple stems. The flowers are dark red, the petals are small and multi-layered, when they bloom, they are bright and not demon, the flower buds are golden, finely broken, the flower disc is small, there is a fragrance, attracting bees and butterflies; the northern lotus is the local lotus, the leaves are large and thin, the leaves are emerald green, the stem is thick and porous, the stem is emerald green, the lotus flower is mostly white, light yellow and pink, the petals are smooth, large and thick, the flower buds are sparse, the flower disc is large, and the fragrance is light.
From childhood, there are more than 20 varieties of chrysanthemum, peony, water lily, new no. 4, pearl root, space lotus No. 36 and so on. The lotus leaves in the northeast corner of the garden are different in height and jagged, the lotus flowers are pale yellow, the petals are small and curly, that is the chrysanthemum, alas, the lotus leaves to the south are like a plate, the leaf veins are clear, the lotus flowers are full and thick, the flowers are pale pink, that is the new number four. The leaf on the right is vigorous green, the stem is straight and tall, and the lotus flower powder is transparent, which is a space lotus. The most beautiful is the peony lotus, we follow the lotus garden administrator forward, in front of the lotus flower is different, only to see a lotus flower round and plump, a variety of petals, one by one, layer by layer around the golden flower buds, and strive to show a gorgeous red, the red seems to be permeated with light, in the drizzle is particularly dazzling, that elegant and noble beauty is easy to think of the national color of the heavenly peony. "The peony medicine demon in front of the court is unqualified, and the pond hibiscus is pure and unsympathetic." Only the peony is the true national color, and the flowers move the capital during the blossom season. "Yes, this is the peony lotus — the first time I saw this peony lotus, it was in this thousand acres of lotus garden!"
At this moment, looking at this elegant and extraordinary flower, I can't tell whether it is a peony or a lotus! Needless to say, above the blue waves in the southwest corner of the garden, those "water lily girls" with small round leaves, floating water, and yellow flowers blooming according to the leaves. The administrator said that the water lilies are also called "sleeping beauty", and the flowers are fragrant and fragrant, which are transplanted from Suzhou and Hangzhou - a group of "beauties" from the water town! If you enter the countryside, you follow the customs, which adds a little mystery to this thousand-mile lotus garden.
Looking at the turquoise lotus leaves and thousands of lotus flowers in this garden, I can't help but marvel at the caretakers of the lotus garden: they are not Danqing painters, but they have cultivated this garden full of wonders with ingenious and skillful hands, and dressed up this fairyland on earth!
As we walked, we talked to the caretaker of the lotus garden and learned that the lotus root must be planted once a year. Especially in the season of harvesting lotus roots, it takes a lot of manpower to dig up the lotus roots in the garden at least two months. Then clear the pond, release the water, and complete the garden, or else, in the second year, there will be no more exuberant lotus leaves, no more and more beautiful lotus flowers, and no white and thick lotus roots.
The breeze is light, the drizzle is misty, the lotus leaves and lotus flowers are dipped in rain and dew, and the little crystal water droplets jump on the lotus leaves, like a toddler child, naughtily holding the petals and rolling, you roll down I climb up, it is really "a gust of wind to the blue waves, pearls are difficult to pick up." "And the turquoise lotus leaves and beautiful lotus flowers are also more energetic and vivid because of this jumping water droplet."
Walking through a narrow trestle, we stepped up a section of steps, picked up the steps, and came to the Garden Pavilion. The Garden Pavilion is made of pine wood, exquisite, simple, elegant, quite classical style, because in the center of the Lotus Garden, so called the Garden Pavilion. Inside the pavilion, there are antique wooden stools and chessboard tables for visitors to sit and relax. Sitting in the pavilion, you can enjoy the panoramic view of the lotus garden. We just sat down on the wooden bench in the garden pavilion, a breeze lightly hit the pool surface, startling the fish playing under the lotus leaves, the lotus flowers in the garden danced with the swing of the lotus leaves, orderly and light, the action was like a very light golden lotus, the footsteps were fine, and the Miss Qianjin who walked down the terrace covered her face and walked towards the tourists. It is also like the Chang'e fairy who rotates and dances in the Yao pond, with a light posture and a well-proportioned dance step. That step, one inch more and one inch less short, reminds me of a wonderful word — lotus step — yes, lotus step! At this time, the lotus flowers in the garden are a boudoir showgirl who has lived in a deep boudoir for a long time and has a deep connotation, they are "clear water out of the hibiscus, natural to carve", dressed in light clothing, quiet and beautiful, in front of tourists, generous. Although they hold parasols, they are not half-hidden; they gently move the lotus steps, but they do not knead them; they are full of affection, frequently nodding to tourists, and greeting them softly...
I was seeing God when the words of the lotus garden administrator interrupted my thoughts: "Whether it is a southern lotus or a northern lotus, whether it is a chrysanthemum, a water lily, or a peony lotus, they all bloom straight upwards, and none of the flowers are open with their heads bowed because of the crowding of leaves." I scanned the garden full of lotus flowers, whether it was a light wind blowing or a drizzle of rain, they blossomed against the wind, braving the rain and blooming, as if the wind blew the flowers more freshly, the rain more colorful the flowers!
"Ice Jade came out of the red dust, swaying and falling into the mortal world." Who knows left and right duckweed swinging, and summoning the breeze to nine days! "I finally understood that although the lotus flower is not as graceful as the national color of the peony, the delicate charm of the peach blossom, the charming charm of the rose, the arrogance of the chrysanthemum, but it comes out of the mud without staining, the lotus is not demonized, the courage to fight the heat, in the summer wind and rain, still blossom upwards, scattered fragrance, high purity and leisurely, beautiful and generous. This kind of natural, atmospheric beauty, what kind of flower can be compared?
It was nearly evening and it was dark. In the misty drizzle, we bid farewell to the administrator who accompanied us on the tour, said goodbye to the thousand-acre lotus garden that was not jiangnan sheng jiangnan, said goodbye to the "fallen immortals" full of magic, and reluctantly embarked on the road home. Looking back at the lotus garden in the smoke and rain, I silently look forward to next year's lotus garden being bigger and more spectacular!
About author:Wang Ling, female, screen name: Happiness Station, a post-70s generation who loves words and loves to write poetry, now lives in Hanzhong, Shaanxi.
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