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Bosten lake: Emerald leaves reach as far as where water and sky meet, chirping birds forage and play among lotuses blossom

In the middle of June, 2021, 80,000 mu of wild lotus has been in blossom at the Bosten Lake Lotus Sea World scenic spot in Bohu County of Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, China's Xinjiang. The scene of water birds foraging among pink lotus flowers, which emit a faint fragrance, makes a natural scroll of "flowers bloom on the water, birds play among the lotuses", and attracts visitors from different regions.

In recent years, thanks to the good ecological environment and beautiful landscape resources, Bohu County uses wetland resources of crisscross lakes, exuberant reeds and lotuses to develop vigorously the tourism of the whole area, and promote characteristic ecological tourism projects of watching and enjoying lotuses, reeds and birds, striving to build the scenic spot into an original ecological tourism of wetland sightseeing, ecological leisure, science education, health preserving, and customs experience. (Corespondents: Dalai, Niu Yumeng)