Flowers bloom with summer’s advent…
as the lotus opens itself to the world
花开半夏,又是莲灿时
说起在绍兴赏荷,不少人第一个会想起“十里荷塘”,此处荷塘有600余亩大小。荷塘毗邻镜湖湿地公园,不论是规模,抑或周边环境,它都称得上赏荷界一块金字招牌,可谓绍兴的曲院风荷。
Entering the pond’s seemingly limitless expanse brings seas of green, touches of pink playfully interspersing from the wind’s gentle push, as the lotuses take their time in revealing all. Long, pining willow branches sway softly on the bank, almost as conductors to the symphony within, “connecting the lotus of the earth with the skies above.”
A few days ago, the lotus flowers of Guangming Residence on Qixian Street were in wanton bloom, lotus lovers rushing from far and wide to witness the spectacle in all its glory. Standing at the front of the pool, gentle lotus winds and soft lotus rhymes caressing your eyes and ears, from the dark fragrance of the water’s depths rising a kaleidoscope of colors. The full spectacle of summer this year not quite yet arrived, glories of summers rushing back, … endless memories of summer solstices gone by.
Lotus lovers walk amongst willow weeping willows and flowers in bloom, fragrant perfumes wafting from every direction - every part of your memory. A stroll down the plank road in its midst gives view to the true magnificence of the lotus blossoms’ near-mythical allure, pink-hued, soft petals gracefully rising among seas of green leaves. Children run and laugh with reckless abandon amongst the perfect scene, the swaying lotus of summer the palette for the painting of their youth and lives to come.
As the saying goes, “The most extreme of circumstances brings the closest of friends”... as the extreme blazing brilliance of summer begins to truly descend, so too do the pinnacles of vitality and beauty in nature. Through the welcoming petals of the blooming lotus, you can see the entirety of summer - and so much more - in a moment.
Gather your friends and family and head out!
It’s an opportunity you don’t want to miss!
携上家人好友,
赴这一场荷花之约吧。
图片:高洁 吕鹏
编辑:柯桥传媒集团
翻译:绍兴文理学院外国语学院
审核:柯桥区外事办
终审:柯桥区委宣传部