Return to the lotus season in Nghe An this May
(Baonghean.vn) - In May, the summer season, along with the sound of cicadas calling for friends, the color of royal poinciana flowers lighting up the sky, makes someone suddenly remember a pure lotus season. Lotus ponds are abundant throughout the countryside of Nghe An, down to Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan, Thanh Chuong..., or even up to the highland district of Tuong Duong, it is still easy to be captivated by the elegant beauty of pink lotus, white lotus...
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| Pink spots in the middle of the vast blue lagoon create a beautiful picture of nature. Photo: Trung Ha |
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| There are few flowers like the lotus, which has been closely associated with the spiritual life of the Vietnamese people since ancient times. Growing in the brown mud but exuding a pure fragrance, the lotus has long been a symbol of genuine, simple, and rustic beauty. Photo: Trung Ha |
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| The "life cycle" of lotus is quite short, today it is just a pink bud, tomorrow morning it will be blooming in its full glory, but who knows, tomorrow it will have withered? Lotus lovers will not hesitate to delay and miss a lotus season... Photo: Trung Ha |
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| The pure scent of lotus attracts bees and butterflies to come and collect nectar. Imagine a clear morning, slowly "living slowly" by the fragrant lotus pond to feel a completely different rhythm of life. Photo: Trung Ha |
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| Lotus ponds in Nghe An are currently mainly grown and sold by local people. Besides pink lotus, white lotus is also a popular species. Photo: Sach Nguyen |
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| Lotus ponds are often located next to village fields. In the middle of the rice harvest season, a little girl runs along the small, precarious inner-field path, holding a pair of lotus leaves in her hands, the lotus flowers dance innocently... Photo: Sach Nguyen |
 Lotus ponds are a beautiful place for many photographers and models to take souvenir photos. Looking at this photo, I suddenly remember the verses of the late poet Nguyen Trong Tao: "At the end of the season, lotus flowers still bloom/ White and pure like a young girl/ The jealous wind takes off the spring blouse/ The shy fragrance is fragrant with loose buttons… Photo: Nguyen Book |
