“The Scent of Lotus Perfumes the City of Macao – the 18th Macao Lotus Flower Festival” opens today (8 June 2018), with the theme “Fantasy of Illumination”. The Festival, running until 17 June 2018, has displays across the city.

The classic, Chinese-style, Lou Lim Ioc Garden is an ideal location to admire the beauty of this aquatic plant.

No lover of this flowering plant would want to miss the chance to photograph a lake full of the blooms in Lou Lim Ioc Garden.

Even rain-dappled lotus flowers maintain their unique elegance and grace.

Lotus flowers yet to bloom fully, form nonetheless a spectacular scene as part of nature’s canvas.

Each part of the lotus has a distinct beauty.

A curled leaf section of a lotus plant drifts in rain-spattered water.

Buds and leaves of the bloom create together contrasting shades of green.

The meandering bridges, flowing stream, Chinese-style pavilions and rocky landscaping found at Lou Lim Ioc Garden complement the natural beauty of the lotus.

The meandering bridges, flowing stream, Chinese-style pavilions and rocky landscaping found at Lou Lim Ioc Garden complement the natural beauty of the lotus.