The weekend before we went back to Taiwan, we visited a famous Lotus Pond in Xiangcheng District, Suzhou.
A great variety of lotus were blossoming during our visit. After we came back to Suzhou, most lotus flowers in our neighborhood were gone. We were lucky to see the last view of Summer Lotus this year. The whole parts of lotus are eatable. Seeds and roots were popular for soups. The leaves can be dried as Chinese medicine or cooked as food wrapper for its tasty flavor.
荷花又名蓮花,種類繁多,全株可食。
蓮花盛開正值炎炎夏日,幾次想造访都因天氣酷熱而作罷。自日蚀之後,温度下降,回台前的八月二日我们去了蘇州相城區的荷塘月色,一睹夏荷風采。
後來在臺灣的電視上得知台南的白河鎮也有類似的風光,真好!以後有机会可以去看看台版的蓮花池。
後來在臺灣的電視上得知台南的白河鎮也有類似的風光,真好!以後有机会可以去看看台版的蓮花池。
短短二週,回到蘇州後,周圍的荷塘裏,已經看不到一朵荷花了,很慶幸我們抓住那今夏最後一週的美景。
赏荷过程中,不少游客随手摘拿着一、二株蓮花, 狹近生褻玩,是此行唯一美中不足之處。
古代文人周敦頤曾歎“蓮之愛,同予者何人?” Me.me.me...我對於蓮花,可不只是欣赏它的美,也爱食蓮子、蓮藕,以及荷葉饭呢。
《愛蓮說》宋.周敦頤
水陸草木之花,可愛者甚繁。晉陶淵明獨愛菊;自李唐來,世人盛愛牡丹;予獨愛蓮之出淤泥而不染,濯清漣而不妖,中通外直,不蔓不枝,香遠益清,亭亭靜植,可遠觀而不可褻玩焉。
予謂菊,花之隱逸者也;牡丹,花之富貴者也;蓮,花之君子者也。噫!菊之愛,陶後鮮有聞;蓮之愛,同予者何人;牡丹之愛,宜乎眾矣。
水陸草木之花,可愛者甚繁。晉陶淵明獨愛菊;自李唐來,世人盛愛牡丹;予獨愛蓮之出淤泥而不染,濯清漣而不妖,中通外直,不蔓不枝,香遠益清,亭亭靜植,可遠觀而不可褻玩焉。
予謂菊,花之隱逸者也;牡丹,花之富貴者也;蓮,花之君子者也。噫!菊之愛,陶後鮮有聞;蓮之愛,同予者何人;牡丹之愛,宜乎眾矣。
Main Entrance
King Lotus 帝王蓮:葉子雖大,花少也较不好看,没拍下
饱满的莲花
绵延的蓮花池
Canoe Pass-way 小河道,專供游船通过
乘坐小舟游湖
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