Fragrant lotus scent in Uncle Ho's hometown in May
(Baonghean.vn) - May is here, and lotus flowers in Uncle Ho's homeland are in full bloom. With their characteristic light pink color, the fragrant scent spreads in the wind...
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| Every May, when making a pilgrimage to Kim Lien, Uncle Ho's hometown, visitors feel relaxed, light-hearted and delighted by the scenery here filled with the pink color and fragrant scent of lotus flowers. Lotus flowers bloom everywhere, making the countryside scenery more fresh, easing the scorching summer sun, and the air more fresh and pure, as if to welcome Uncle Ho's birthday. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Planted on an area of about 20 hectares, this May, Uncle Ho's lotus is in full bloom, blooming with color and fragrance, stretching from his paternal hometown Lang Sen to his maternal hometown Hoang Tru. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Lotus flowers are also grown in many localities across the country, but when coming to Uncle Ho's hometown - before this rustic village space, everyone is filled with strange emotions. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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Lotus in Uncle Ho's hometown has pure beauty, sweet fragrance, and strangely attractive. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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The lotus flower has both ordinary and noble beauty, which is also the beauty in the soul and personality of President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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According to the elders in Kim Lien commune, the name of Uncle Ho's paternal hometown, Sen Village, has existed since ancient times. Previously, there were two lotus ponds, these were swamps with naturally growing lotus, so the old people called it Sen Village. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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In recent years, to preserve and propagate lotus, the local government and people have focused on expanding new planting areas and crossbreeding many new lotus varieties to maintain and preserve these precious lotus varieties. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| The lotus varieties here are developed from the village's lotus varieties and from several other localities such as Hue lotus, high-yield lotus, the most abundant being Dong Thap Muoi - where the tomb of Vice-Chancellor Nguyen Sinh Sac is located. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| This is also a new direction for villages and cooperatives to renovate most of the wild and deep ponds and lakes, change the crop structure, create agricultural products, increase income for farmers, and at the same time create a green - clean - beautiful landscape, becoming a cultural and tourist highlight in Uncle Ho's homeland. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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