June, July is the season when the lotus flower blooms all over the country. Particularly in Hue, the elegant quality of the lotus flower is very well suited to the ups and downs of the ancient capital. Traveling to Hue, do not forget to visit the beautiful lotus lakes and try the delicious dishes made from lotus flowers.
Lotus is a popular flower that can be found in any region across the country. The lotus is very familiar to every Vietnamese people and is considered the National Flower. The gentle charm of the lotus flower is especially suitable for poetic Hue – the land of mausoleum temples, historical relics bearing the golden ancient features.
The lotus flower is pure and peaceful, so it is loved by many people.
Summer comes when the purple color of the mausoleum or the yellow chrysanthemum gives way to the blooming lotus swamp. If you have the opportunity to travel to Hue at this time, you will be amazed at the beauty of the beautiful lotus swamps and lotus lakes in the land of this Huong River, Ngu Mountain.
Lotus – a flower with pure and elegant beauty.
The most beautiful lotus lakes of the ancient capital of Hue tourism
Coming to Hue this season, although there will sometimes be sudden rains, sometimes long, you will admire the beautiful lotus lakes around Dai Noi or in Tinh Tam Lake. Huong Tra lotus lake or lotus in La Chu village are also famous places that Hue tourists and lotus-loving tourists cannot ignore.
Lotus lake in Hue Citadel
When entering the Citadel, we can easily see the pink and white colors of the blooming lotuses interwoven, combined with the green of the lotus leaf and the lotus to create an extremely poetic space. . Under the harsh summer sun, the lotus shadows in the capital seem to soften the eyes of the gazing. Each lotus bud is not blooming brilliantly, dazzlingly, but has a gentle color like the shyness of the young girls. Especially in Hue, the ancient capital has long been famous for the image of Hue girls in purple flying dresses, ‘walking lightly, speaking softly, charmingly’ like the beauty of a lotus that captivates many tourists.
Sen in Hoang Thanh.
The lotus flower is compared to the beauty of a gentle, loving Hue girl.
The lotus lake in the Citadel is truly a beauty that is especially difficult to blend with other places. If the pink lotus evokes gentleness, the white lotus will bring a look of shyness for thousands of people. Next to the walls of the ancient Hoang Thanh, each lotus rose up to meet the sun, catch the glittering dew drops in the morning, and then at sunset the lotuses shy and gently close each petal, making visitors being fully contemplated in a peaceful scene, evoking a sense of indescribable peace of mind.
The lotus flowers in Hue Citadel are slender but fragrant.
Tinh Tam lotus lake
Hue tourist land also has a large and most famous lotus lake, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists to visit. That is Tinh Tam lotus pond. Those who have ever come to see the flowers here affirm that the lotus flower in Tinh Tam Lake is the most beautiful in this ancient capital land. The lake has a large space located in the inner city of Hue.
Hue tourism welcomes the blooming lotus season so beautiful
Legend has it that, in the past, Tinh Tam lake was a place where many lotus planted to serve the needs of enjoying flowers and providing parts of the lotus plant in cooking for the king and the royal family. Half of the lake on Bong Lai island in Tinh Tam lake is planted with white lotus, the other half is planted with pink lotus.
Sen in Tinh Tam Lake, despite going through the ups and downs, still retains the first trademark of the Ancient Capital.
Lotus lake in Huong Tra
Away from the hustle and bustle of the noisy and bustling city to return to the inner-city lotus lakes, you will feel a different beauty of the lotus. Located next to the stretching rice fields are lotus fields with full bloom of red, pink, and white, displaying radiant beauty under the golden sunlight. The summer is hot and intense, as if softened by the gentle, fresh scent of the lotus flowers stretching like a colorful carpet in the middle of a vast lake. Each breeze blowing brings the cool flavor, sincere and rustic beauty of lotus flowers everywhere. Every year, when the lotus season comes, the people here and Hue tourists come to the lotus lake to admire the scenery and enjoy the scent of the flowers. As for the “poets of Hue”, this is a great opportunity of the year to save yourself the most beautiful moments with the lovely lotuses.
Lotus – a flower with pure and elegant beauty.
Each lotus rose radiantly, spread its wings to welcome the morning sun.
Lotus lake in La Chu village
In recent years, lotus flowers have been grown on a large scale in many other rural areas of the tourist country of Hue such as the villages of La Chu, Huong Vinh, Quang Dien … but the most prominent is the vast lotus lakes in La Chu. Lotus here is grown in the form of intensive farming, poppy is planted alternately in rice fields or ponds. Visitors coming to Hue this summer are the right season to admire the lotus blooming spreading its wings, displaying the elegant beauty of flowers “near the mud without stinking the mud season”. La Chu village is currently attracting a lot of tourists, especially young people who come to visit, watch the flowers, take pictures, and check in busy.
Lotus lake is located in the middle of immense interior field.
The lotus lake attracts many young people to visit, watch the flowers and take pictures, bustling check in.
Hue tourism enjoy all the delicacies from the lotus
Lotus is not only a beautiful flower, but also precious to Vietnamese people because it is an ingredient for many dishes or a remedy to cure many effective diseases, which have been passed down among both the scholar and the popular. Every lotus season comes, the people of Hue sell fresh lotus at Hien Nhon Gate or by Tinh Tam Lake (located on Dinh Tien Hoang Street). To tour Hue , do not forget to visit this place to buy a little lotus seed lotus tea as a gift or offline. The lotus here is quite cheap from 15k / bunch including 10 lotus branches, lotus seeds from 100k / bag. In addition, other parts of the lotus such as lotus heart, lotus seeds, lotus seed pods, … are used to be processed into dishes, as well as oriental medicine to regulate blood and sedation effectively. .
A valuable folk remedy
Not only beautiful, but lotus is also very nutritious because all its parts such as seeds, mind, eyes, leaves and mirrors are used for processing into medicinal herbs. Lotus leaf tea helps to reduce cholesterol in the blood as well as prevents fat absorption, besides controlling blood sugar also reduces stress, reduces blood fat … Lotus contains a large amount of vitamin C. These are a powerful antioxidant that helps the body prevent cancer. In addition, the lotus root also contains many minerals and good nutrients for the body.
Lotus root contains many minerals and good nutrients for the body.
Lotus tea
Previously, lotus tea from Hue lotus lakes, the most famous of which is Tinh Tam lotus lake, which is often used to serve in the Royal Palace. The freshest lotus flowers will be used to marinate tea for the king according to a private secret circulating only in the palace. Lotus tea has an elegant flavor and features typical of Vietnamese tea culture.
Lotus leaf tea helps reduce cholesterol in the blood.
Steamed rice with lotus leaves
The lotus leaf steamed rice dish is full of the delicacies of Hue cuisine because it not only attracts customers by its delicious taste but also attracts customers because of its elegant presentation following the style of royal food. Steamed rice with lotus leaves is modeled on the look of a beautiful blooming lotus. The inside is extremely quality with rice cooked from An Cuu village’s fragrant rice, lotus seeds, silk rolls, fried eggs, chicken, shrimp, vegetables, … All in a well-wrapped lotus leaf. skillfully imbued with the cool aroma of the lotus flower.
Lotus rice is a delicate dish in Hue cuisine.
Sweet soup with lotus seeds
The lotus seed longan tea looks very simple because it only includes 3 main ingredients: lotus seed, longan and sandy sugar. However, this is considered the most delicate dish of Hue royal cuisine. Because in order to cook delicious lotus seed tea, you must choose a typical kind of Hue lotus that has enough taste, fat, and fat, and longan must choose small seeds but the meat is crispy and sweet. Lotus seeds inserted into the longan must look as eye-catching as the new pearls that are qualified as a king’s offering. Today, visitors to Hue travel to enjoy this sweet dessert.
Sweet soup with longan and lotus seeds.
This July, there is nothing more wonderful than traveling to Hue , walking around the golden rice fields, stopping at colorful lotus lakes, admiring the beauty of each pure lotus, enjoying all Delicious dishes made from the best parts of the lotus tree, feel the gentle floral scent in the middle of the ancient capital and listen to peaceful moments of life.