Enjoying the lotus flowers of Kunshan
(chinadaily.com.cn)
For a great way to celebrate a bright summer day with friends and family you could hardly do better than visiting a garden full of lotus flowers in full bloom. And Kunshan has several places for just this experience as follows:
Tinglin Garden
This occupies the top spot of places for admiring the lotus flower and is known for its unique variety of lotus with twin corollas on one stalk, called the Bing di lian. The garden has a pond full of these particular lotuses that are seen by Chinese as a token of love.
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| Tinglin Garden and its unique variety of lotus with twin corollas on one stalk. [Photo from Kunshan Daily] |
City Forest Park
The pink flowers and green leaves complement each other and provide a most inviting sight inside this park in the summertime.
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| Pink and white lotus flowers at the City Forest Park, in Kunshan. [Photo from ksforestpark.com] |
Yangcheng Lake
This spot is also famous for its delicious hairy crabs and, while its beautiful lotus flowers may be less known they are just as attractive, at the lake area's Lianchihu Park.
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| Lotus flowers at Lianchihu Park on Yangcheng Lake peninsula. |
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