We are accustomed to see in the rivers blooming water lilies and lotus flowers, which can be found here even on the Amur. In Southeast, the lotus has always been admired, which is a related plant of our water lily and lily. True, the southern lotus, a larger flower in size. Many are looking forward to the arrival of spring. Perhaps this is due to the fact that in the spring many plants begin to bloom. How beautiful blooming flowers.
How many species and varieties of flowering plants are found in nature. Gentle petals with a wonderful smell and gentle color attract the eye. Some flowers grow on the ground, and others in the water. Water plants are amazingly beautiful on the water surface.
If you see how the lotus blooms, it will always be in your memory. Therefore, travel agencies have opened special tours to countries where you can see the blooming lotus. One of those countries where you can admire a whole blooming lake is Vietnam.
The flowering of the plant begins in summer and therefore whole crowds of tourists come to the lotus lake Phan Thiet, where you can meet whole lotus plantations. Arriving there, you can wonder the contrast that you will meet. Nearby there is a beautiful lake Phan Thiet with lotuses and a number of sandy White and Red dunes. Beautiful sand can be inspected all year round, but in order to admire the blooming of lotuses, it is necessary to choose the time.
Violet and pink flowers with green leaves and blue water fascinate the eyes. On the lake you can order a boat and go to see the blooming lotus close up. A fantastic sight will meet you on the lake. The entire space of water is occupied by a blooming lotus. The smell at this time on the lake is divine. The lotus blooms for only three days, and on the fourth day it withers. Early in the morning the flowers come out to meet the sun from the water. In the evening, the flowers close and go under water. But even in muddy water, the lotus always remains clean.
Most often, the lotus is white or pink. Although there is a blue Nile and red lotus in Mongolia, India and Tibet. There are large and small varieties of lotus. On Earth, this plant has existed for almost a million years. Lotus is different. In China and India, the lotus is known as a cereal plant from which tincture, bread, and incense can be obtained. In Egypt, the lotus is most often grown as a water lily.
Women often insert a lotus flower in their hair. Beautiful lotus flowers in bouquets. Often these bouquets are left in temples, as a gift to the gods. But throughout the world, lotus is considered a sacred plant. In Buddhist countries it is believed that the flower towers above the sensual world, serves as a symbol of the spirit. In Vietnam, the lotus is revered with bamboo, pine and chrysanthemum. The plant is dedicated to the Buddha. The deity is always sitting on the throne, which is made in the form of a revealed lotus. It symbolizes spiritual revelation, the initial waters, nirvana, wisdom. Some add there more health, luck, longevity, honor.
I think that I will surprise you if I say that the lotus is used in medicine and cooking. Plant seeds along with stamens are used to make tea or drink like coffee. Leaves wrapped rice. If you add a lotus in the soup, the first dish gets a sweetish taste. From seeds bake fine bread. Lotus root, too, has a sweetish taste and is served for dessert and resembles marmalade in taste. Children love sugar-brewed lotus seeds that are hazelnut-sized. In cooking, lotus is considered a dietary product.
But the most exotic products for us will be flour, butter, sugar and starch from lotus. For several thousand years before the new era, the lotus was already consumed with food for treatment. It is said that the stem and stamens return youth and beauty even to old people. Tonic tinctures help in the treatment of sadness, depression, depression, nervous exhaustion, dysentery, gonorrhea. Broths are in demand for gonorrhea, diseases of the kidneys, spleen and liver, Lotus walnut can even save your skin from burns. The raw materials are all the components of the lotus from the receptacle, pistils, stamens, petals, to the roots and rhizomes.
Lotus seeds can be stored for a long time and then germinate again. Scientists have proven that one germinated plant was 1040 years old. And at the University of California, a lotus was grown from seeds whose age is 1,228 years. The seed sprouted and sprouted on the fourth day of the experiment and grew into a healthy plant.
Some even make tattoo images of a lotus on their body. Tattooing can be done even color. Most often, the image of the lotus is embossed on the shoulder.
But if you are going to have a rest in Vietnam in winter, then do not be discouraged. You can visit the Flower Parade Festival in Dalat. This festival has only been held since 2005, once every two years. Flower arrangements are located on the platforms.
