White lotus season at Hue’s Tinh Tam lake

  • White lotus flowers in full bloom on Tinh Tam lake. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý
    White lotus flowers in full bloom on Tinh Tam lake. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý
  • International tourists enjoy the view of white lotus flowers at Tinh Tam lake. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý
    International tourists enjoy the view of white lotus flowers at Tinh Tam lake. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý
  • Tourists taking photo with white lotus at Tinh Tam lake. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý
    Tourists taking photo with white lotus at Tinh Tam lake. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý
  • A local planting white lotuses on Tinh Tam lake. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý
    A local planting white lotuses on Tinh Tam lake. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý
  • A local planting white lotus on Tinh Tam lake. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý
    A local planting white lotus on Tinh Tam lake. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý
  • White lotuses begin to bloom on Tinh Tam lake. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý
    White lotuses begin to bloom on Tinh Tam lake. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý
Tinh Tam lake was a scenic spot, which was listed among the 20 most beautiful places in the citadel by Emperor Thieu Tri (1807-1847). The charm of this place was enhanced by white lotus flowers, which were grown in the lake, as offerings to the royals. After dozens of years almost becoming extinct, white lotus flowers, which are the most fragrant blossom for making fragrant lotus tea, have thrived again in Tinh Tam lake, in Hue imperial city, for the joy of local people and tourists. Each year, the white lotus flowers enter full bloom in April, recreating the royal scenery of hundreds of years ago. VNA Photo: Nguyên Lý

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