my new flower - lotus

These photos were taken from a village called Gugang(古港） in GZ.

On my memary, I only ever had viewd lotuslike this in Hangzhou West lake, but it was long ago.

Thanks D went with me，and also the very nice food.

Here is also a gift for you, a poem I like very much.

《爱莲说》

周敦颐

水陆草木之花，可爱者甚蕃。

晋陶渊明独爱菊；自立唐以来，世人盛爱牡丹；

余独爱莲之出淤泥而不染，濯清涟而不妖，

中通外直，不蔓不枝，香远益清，亭亭静植，可远观而不可亵玩焉。
余谓菊，花之隐逸者也；牡丹，花之富贵者也；

莲，花之君子者也。噫。菊之爱，陶后鲜有闻；

莲之爱，同余者何人？

牡丹之爱，宜乎众矣。

There are too many lovely flowers in the world.

Tao Yuanming in Jin Dynasty loved chrysanthemum only.

People have been interested in peony since Tang Dynasty.

But I do like lotus that is clean even growing in the muddy pond.

It is so pure, delicate and bright.

The lotus is consistent, continuous and coherent deep inside.

It appears to be straight, proper and honest.

It gives a fantastically good smell and people could even sense its excellent smell far away.

It has no unnecessary branches.

It can be only appreciated distantly but not touched blasphemously.

I am convinced that the chrysanthemum is a recluse while the peony is a rich and the lotus is undoubtedly the sovereign.

We seldom find someone loves chrysanthemum like Tao.

Who show the enthusiasm in the lotus in the same way as I do?

Then who likes peony? Almost everybody!