It is the best time to admire blooming lotus flowers with lush lotus leaves in the West Lake as Hangzhou enters Sanfu, the hottest period of the year.

On the morning of July 19, the West Lake Scenic Area Management Committee organized the experienced gardening experts to check and summarize the growth status of lotus flowers in the various large water areas of the West Lake. On the symposium that followed, the members of the acceptance team concluded that this year, all the lotus flowers were growing well and had reached the acceptance standard, especially the West Lake red lotus in the lotus area behind the Isolated Hill. Two lotus area upgrading projects, namely, Xilingqiao Lotus Area and Pinghu Lotus Area, have also achieved the expected results.