(Baonghean.vn) - Summer is here, Lai Lo irrigation lake, Thanh Thuy commune (Thanh Chuong) is in lotus blooming season, becoming an attractive destination in Nhut land.
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Lai Lo irrigation lake (also known as Lai Lo dam, Da Mai dam) was built in 1963, with a water surface area of 35 hectares and a water reserve of about 1.1 million m3, providing irrigation water for the fields of Thanh Thuy and Thanh Khe communes. |
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Around the lake and nearly half of the lake area in the North is where lotus lives, creating a beautiful landscape for the lake. |
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Every year in the summer, from under the clear, peaceful water, lotus leaves and lotus flowers appear one after another on the lake's surface as if by magic. |
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Children in the area are often taken by their parents to the lake to pick lotus flowers. |
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The lake has many romantic and poetic scenes, satisfying the passion and exploration of young people who love backpacking. Households around the lake (in Ngoc Lam Farm, Hamlet 1, Hamlet 6, Thanh Thuy Commune) also take advantage of the opportunity to provide services to transport visitors to the lotus lake by small boats. |
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Lotus lake is a place associated with the childhood of playful and mischievous children in the midlands. |
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According to locals, lotus has been present in the lake for decades. Nowadays, households around the lake work together to protect and harvest lotus buds for food and to sell at the market. |
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Lotus has contributed to the unique beauty of a land where people and nature blend together. |
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People here are attached to lotus, because lotus is not only beautiful but many parts of the lotus plant are useful to humans. Lotus is to look at, eat, play, joke around and preserve dear memories. |
Huy Thu