In the past 5 years, the entire area of Chuyen Ngoai commune's rice growing land has been converted to lotus cultivation due to higher profit.
Lotus fields in Chuyen Ngoai commune, Duy Tien town, Ha Nam province (Photo: VNA)
Farmers harvest lotus (Photo: VNA)
Farmers harvest lotus (Photo: VNA)
In the past 5 years, the entire area of Chuyen Ngoai commune's rice growing land has been converted to lotus cultivation due to higher profit (Photo: VNA)
Farmers harvest lotus (Photo: VNA)
The lotus seed is removed from the flower for sale (Photo: VNA)
Farmers sell lotus seeds at lotus fields (Photo: VNA)
The process of extracting the lotus seed (Photo: VNA)
West Lake is famed for fragrant lotus flowers that captivate the hearts of all Hanoians. Twenty kilometres from the hustle and bustle of the centre of Vietnam’s capital, however, another lotus lake also attracts a host of visitors coming to take the perfect photo.
For a long time, villages around the West Lake in Quang Ba, Tay Ho and Nghi Tam in Hanoi have been well known for making lotus tea. It is the scented tea that forms the delicate art of enjoying lotus tea- a special gift of Hanoians.