June and July are the blooming season of lotus flowers all over the country. Particularly in Hue, the elegance of the lotus is very suitable with the ups and downs of the ancient capital. Hue tourism do not forget to visit the beautiful lotus lake and try the delicious dishes made from lotus offline.
Lotus is a common flower that can be found in any region of the country. Lotus is very familiar to every Vietnamese and is considered a National Flower. The gentle touch of the lotus flower is especially suited to the poetic Hue - the land of the mausoleums and temples, the historic sites bearing the ancient golden age.
Summer is the time when the color of violet or yellow scallops gives way to pink lotus ponds blooming. If you have the opportunity to travel to Hue at this time, visitors will be amazed at the beauty of beautiful lotus ponds and lotus ponds in the land of Huong Huong Ngu River.
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The most beautiful lotus lakes of Hue ancient capital
Coming to Hue this season, though it will sometimes encounter sudden rains, sometimes long, but in return, you will admire the beautiful lotus lakes around Dai Noi or in Tinh Tam Lake. Huong Tra lotus pond or lotus in La Chu village are also famous places that Hue tourists and lotus lovers cannot miss.
Lotus Pond in Hue Citadel
When entering the Citadel, we can easily see the pink and white of the blooming lotus flowers intertwined, combined with the green of the lotus leaves and lotus to create an extremely poetic space. . Under the harsh summer sunlight, the lotus silhouettes in the Capital seemed to soothe the eyes of the people watching. Each blooming lotus bud is not brilliant, dazzling but brings a gentle color like the shyness of the lack of old girls. Especially in Hue, the ancient capital has long been famous for the image of Hue girls in purple flying dresses, 'walking softly, whispering, smiling' as the beauty of the lotus captivates visitors.
The lotus pond in the Imperial City truly carries a special beauty which is hard to mix with other places. If the gentle pink lotus is gentle, the white lotus will seem to laze ten thousand people. Beside the walls of the ancient Hoang Thanh, each lotus rises up to catch the sun, catches the dew drops of early morning, and then in the afternoon, the lotus flowers faint, closing each petal gently, making visitors The whole view of the tranquil scenery, evoking a sense of tranquility, is hard to describe
Lotus Pond
Lands Hue tourism also has a large lotus pond and the most famous, attracting many tourists at home and abroad to visit. That is the Lotus Tam Tam lake. Those who have visited the flower here assert that the lotus in Tinh Tam Lake is the most beautiful in this ancient capital. The lake has a large space in the inner city of Hue.
Legend has it that Tinh Tam Lake used to be a place where many lotuss were grown to serve the needs of enjoying flowers and providing parts of lotus plants in processing dishes for kings and royalty. Half of the lake on Bong Lai Island in Tinh Tam Lake is planted with white lotus, the other half is grown with pink lotus.
Lotus lake in Huong Tra
Leaving the haze of bustling, bustling city to return to the interior lotus ponds, you will feel another beauty of the lotus. Lying on the stretched rice fields are lotus fields with all red, pink, and white blooms, showing their radiant beauty under the golden sunshine. The summer is hot and fierce as it is softened by the gentle aroma of fresh lotus flowers spreading like a colorful carpet in the immense lake. Each breeze blew to bring a cool taste, the true beauty and simplicity of the lotus everywhere. Every year, when the lotus season comes, the people here and Hue tourists come to the lotus lake to admire and enjoy the fragrance of flowers. As for the "muses of Hue", this is a great occasion of the year to save yourself the most beautiful moments with the lovely lotus.
Lotus pond in La Chu village
In recent years, lotus flowers have also been grown on a large scale in many other countryside areas of Hue, such as La Chu, Huong Vinh and Quang Dien villages, etc., most notably the large lotus lakes in La Chu. Lotus here is grown in the form of intensive farming, intercropping is planted alternately on the rice fields or ponds. Visitors to Hue in the summer this is the right season to see the lotuses spreading their wings, showing the beauty of the flowers "close to the mud without stinking of the mud season". La Chu village is currently attracting a lot of tourists, especially young people to visit, admire the flowers and take photos, busy check-in.
Travel Hue enjoy all delicious dishes from the lotus
Lotus is not only a beautiful flower, but also valuable to Vietnamese people because it is an ingredient for many dishes or remedies for many effective diseases handed down both in the scientific and popular circles. Every lotus season comes, Hue people sell fresh lotus at Hien Nhon gate or near Tinh Tam lake (located on Dinh Tien Hoang street). To travel to Hue , do not forget to visit here to buy some lotus seeds or lotus tea as a gift. Lotus flowers here are quite cheap from 15k / bundle of 10 lotus branches, lotus seeds are from 100k / bag. In addition, other parts of the lotus such as lotus heart, lotus, lotus seed shell, ... are used for processing into dishes, as well as traditional medicine to regulate blood, sedative very effectively. .
Precious remedies in folk
Not only is the lotus beautiful, but also very nutritious, because all its parts such as seeds, mind, eyes, leaves and mirrors are used to make medicine. Lotus leaf tea helps reduce blood cholesterol levels as well as prevent fat absorption, in addition to controlling blood sugar, stress and blood fat are reduced. A powerful antioxidant that helps the body prevent cancer. In addition, lotus root also contains many minerals and good nutrients for the body.
Lotus tea
Previously, lotus tea was taken from Hue lotus ponds, the most famous of which is the Pure Tam lotus pond which is often used to serve in the Royal Palace. The freshest lotus will be used to marinate tea for the king according to a secret only circulated in the palace. Lotus tea has an elegant taste and features Vietnamese tea culture.
Steamed rice with lotus leaf
The dish of steamed rice with lotus leaves is full of the delicacies of Hue cuisine because it not only attracts diners by its delicious taste but also attracts because of the elegant presentation following the royal cuisine. Steamed rice with lotus leaf is modeled after the appearance of a beautiful blooming lotus. The inside is extremely quality with rice cooked from the fragrant rice of An Cuu village, lotus seeds, fried silk, fried eggs, chicken, shrimp, vegetables, etc.It is all wrapped in a well-wrapped lotus leaf. cleverly imbued the cool aroma of the lotus.
Tea with lotus seeds longan
Longan lotus seed tea is very simple because it only consists of 3 main ingredients: lotus seed, longan and sand sugar. But this is considered the most exquisite dish of Hue royal cuisine. Because to cook good lotus seed tea, you have to choose a typical Hue lotus variety with all the fleshy, fatty, longan labels must choose small seeds but the meat is crispy and sweet. Lotus seeds are inserted into the label to look as eye-catching as the new pearls called standard dishes for the king. Tourists visiting Hue today love this sweet dessert.
This July, there is nothing more wonderful than when traveling to Hue , walking around the bright yellow rice fields, stopping at the colorful lotus ponds, admiring the beauty of each pure lotus, enjoying all the delicacies made from the most delicious parts of the lotus tree, feeling the sweet fragrance of flowers between the ancient heaven and earth and listening to the peaceful moments of life.
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