China News Service, May 27th. According to information from the Municipal Administration of the Macao SAR Government, the "Lotus Lottery City - The 22nd Macau Lotus Festival" organized by the agency will be held from June 10th to 19th in Longhuan, Taipa. The Portuguese Rhythm was held. During the period, many potted lotuses were placed in Macau for tourists to watch, and a series of exhibitions and activities were also arranged.
The theme flower of this year's Lotus Festival is "Xiaotaihong", a pale violet purple. It has a long flowering period and a wide variety of flower densities.
The theme of the Lotus Festival Flower Show is "Lotus and Mist", and the beauty of lotus flowers is rendered through water mist, bringing coolness to the midsummer of Macau.
Rendering of the Macao Longhuan Portuguese Rhythm Exhibition.
Image source: Official website of the Macao SAR Government
In order to match the design theme, there are five characteristic areas in the exhibition hall.
The first exhibition area "Charming and graceful": Bamboo is used as a medium for environmental protection and art to create an elegant and comfortable atmosphere, enhance the viewing mood of lotus flowers, and improve the public's awareness of environmental protection; The creek, showing a fresh and refined blooming lotus; the third exhibition area "Slim": set up an event stage in the center to form a centripetal force, attracting the audience to stop to enjoy the flowers and take a rest; the fourth exhibition area "lotus silk weaving": with The wire drawing simulates the delicate lotus root, showing the soft side of lotus lotus through the expression of modern art, and becomes a characteristic central landscape; the fifth exhibition area "Liuguang Lotus Shadow": the combination of transparent acrylic and spray is used to depict the streamer waterfall. scene.
The entire exhibition hall is arranged with spray effects day and night to enrich the public's viewing experience of lotus flowers.
According to the IAM, the public can also visit the 69,000-square-meter lotus pond wetland in Longhuan to observe and understand the growth habits of lotus flowers up close.
During the lotus blooming season, visitors take a walk along the 1,100-meter-long lotus bank, admire the beauty of the lotus and the view of the lotus pond, and learn about the flora and fauna of the Macao wetlands. All kinds of knowledge about lotus.
In addition, the IAM will place more than 5,000 pots of lotus in various major streets, green belts, scenic spots and tourist attractions in Macau, such as Senado Square, Memorial Dr. Sun Yat-sen Municipal Park, Xinma Road, St. Paul's, and Lou Lim Ruo Park. , allowing citizens and tourists to experience the fragrance of the lotus in Macau.
In order to tie in with the Lotus Festival, the IAM has arranged a number of lotus-themed activities at different locations, including the “Lotus Fragrance in a Prosperous Age – The 22nd Macao Lotus Festival and the 7th Macao International Lotus Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition” held at Chun Caotang. Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tour"; "Lotus Interest - Lotus Preserved Flower Art Exhibition" held in the activity room of Huacheng Park, the exhibits were made of preserved lotus flowers; Demonstration", introducing the beauty of lotus in different forms and the aesthetics and knowledge of floral arrangements.
There are also lotus planting workshops, lotus intertwining brooches workshops, lotus cloth art jewelry workshops, and lotus paper art jewelry workshops for the public to participate in on-site.