This photo taken on July 12, 2024 shows lotus flowers at a park in Qingzhou, east China's Shandong Province. (Photo by Wang Jilin/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 12, 2024 shows a lotus flower at a scenic spot in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo by Ma Huabin/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 14, 2024 shows a lotus flower at Nanhu Park in Hengyang, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua)

This photo taken on July 14, 2024 shows a lotus flower at Nanhu Park in Hengyang, central China's Hunan Province. (Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua)