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The elegance of Hue’s lotus

HNN.VN - Along the length of Vietnam’s S-shaped land, the lotus is deeply familiar to every Vietnamese. In Hue, the lotus is not only an economically valuable agricultural crop but also one of the defining cultural symbols of the land.

Royal lotus at Tinh LakeLotus blooming seasonPhoto exhibition themed “Life of the lotus”Gentle lotus flowers

There is a writer who beautifully described Hue's lotus like this: “The combination of water surface, greenery, and lotus blossoms creates a pure environment, where people can step away from the pace of everyday life to turn inward, reflect, and find inner balance - a spirit that resonates with the harmonious blend of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism in Hue's royal court culture.”

As lotus flowers reach their peak in bloom across the Ancient Capital, this issue of Hue Today Weekly presents a collection of photographs that preserve and spread the pure and understated beauty of Hue's lotus, captured by the photographers Huu Phuc and Dinh Hoang.

 
 Scenting tea with lotus blossoms at Tinh Tam Lake
 Putting lotus-scented tea from Tinh Tam Lake into a teapot
 Enjoying lotus tea by Tinh Tam Lake
 Lotus motifs featured in an ao-dai collection
 Visitors took photos of lotus flowers by the lake
 A foreign visitor experienced making Thanh Tien paper lotus flowers
 Lotus leaf conical hats
 
 
 Vegetarian dishes made from lotus
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