Macau Lotus Flowers Festival 2016

Lotus festival is widely celebrated in south China.Lotus stands for purity, integrity, beauty and sacredness. The Macau SAR flag and emblem also take lotus as their main elements. Macau Lotus Flower Festival is highlighted with the most diversified lotus from home and abroad, as well as tasty delicacies made of lotus flowers, roots, seeds and leaves.

The best place to see lotus
The admirers can see many particular lotus flower species  at the Taipa Houses-Museum and in the Suzhou-inspired Lou Lim Ieoc Garden among other places. Potted lotuses can also be found in major parks, on many streets and in popular sightseeing spots around Macao.The exhibition center from the Taipa Houses-Museum to Lady Lazarus Bay Wetland Ecological viewing area is not only the largest but also the best place to admire the beautiful lotus. 

 

During the Macau Lotus Flowers Festival, there are almost 200 species lotus exhiting in Macau.Many rare species of the lotus will be shown at the exhibition.

   Bai Sha Jin 
 

What makes it special is that it contains red, green, yellow and white these four colors, while other species only are only with simple tint. It is large in size. Besides,Baishajin's unique shape of the petals and long flowering phase make it a lotus star.

               Water Lily