At the water area of Baiyangdian Qianli Di, there lies a beautiful expanse of lotuses,with fabulous views and pleasing fragrance. For thousands of years, the lotuses here have attracted generation after generation of emperors and imperial concubines, as well as myriad of literati, nobles and dignitaries. If you are lotus bound, a tour by wooden boat comes highly recommended. As a common and necessary transportation tool of Baiyangdian fisherman in the past, the wooden boat is nothing less than an epitome of local customs and practices. When the fisherman paddles it very stably in the river now towards left now towards right, tourists on it, weaving in and out of rows of reeds interspersed with clumps of lotuses, can get an eyeful of the natural beauty of the fragrant lotuses that stretch for tens of miles.

And here grow many kinds of world’s rare lotuses ranging from the biggest one, victoria regia Lindl, to the smallest one, bowl lotus, that can be placed on the desk to perfume the air. Apart from the difference in color and shape, these lotuses also blossom in different seasons. With the advent of flower seasons, the paradise-like flower sea will draw swarms of sightseers, their vivid faces and those dedicate flowers basking in each other’s radiance. Over the recent two years, the boutique lotus garden has rolled out “Bingdi lotuses” and “Sandi lotuses” in succession to express auspicious wishes of luck and prosperity.

Highlights: Hehuadian, Boutique Lotus Garden, Qingqu Bridge, Beach Bathing Garden, Fish Sightseeing Lake, Xishui Water Park, Pelodiscus Sinensis Garden, Crab Garden, Aviary, and so on.

Address: Baiyangdian, Anxin County, Hebei Province 河北省安新县白洋淀