The final stop on my intro to China was the famed city of Guangzhou or “Canton”. Professor Huang provided a ticket, on the new high speed train, from Wuhan to Guangzhou. The train provided a wonderful view of the Chinese country side and proved to be a superb mode of transportation. Once I arrived in Guangzhou, I was met by Dr. Daike Tian, the new IWGS Nelumbo Registrar. Dr. Tian would take to his “work’ at the time, the South China Botanical Garden, then to Sanshui Lotus World and a tour of the Guangzhou landscape market plus small pet market. Guangzhou proved to be a superb ending to my outstanding first trip to China!
South China Botanical Garden & Academy of Science
Submerged Gardens – underwater Aquatic Plants
Tanks of Submerged Gardens – water came from pond behind tanks
Larry Nau signing in at the SCBG Herbarium
Aquatic Plant Garden 150 species of aquatic plants
New lotus collection
Unidentified lotus
Dr. Diake Tian and Larry Nau
SCBG Conservatories
Outside ponds
Indoor Ponds
Indoor Ponds
Indoor Pond
Grad students with Larry Nau
Waterlilies
Outdoor Ponds
Sanshui Lotus World:
Largest ecological lotus themed park in the world. The gardens cover over 198 acres. Sanshui showcases over 300 varieties of Chinese lotus from the Ancient lotus to the Space lotus.
Main Pavilions at Sanshui Lotus World
Seed Lotus: up to 3.000 to 5.000 lotus seeds may be harvest each day!
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Bergen Water Gardens is honored to showcase the wonderful lotus and waterlily hybrids of Mr. Weihua Lu of Guangzhou, China. Weihua was born in Guangzhou…
June 20th, 2020 opened the 34th National Lotus Exhibition in Guangzhou China. This year’s Exhibition was hosted by Lotus Mountain in Guangzhou. Over 1,200 varieties…
Bergen Water Gardens is honored to be designated as an International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society’s Certified Nelumbo Collection of Excellence. Lotus Paradise is the…
