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5,000-Acre Lotus Pond Stretches To The Sky In China's Guanxi

© AP Photo / Mark SchiefelbeinThe moon sets above a Chinese flag flying over Tiananmen Square after a flag raising ceremony on National Day, the 66th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015
The moon sets above a Chinese flag flying over Tiananmen Square after a flag raising ceremony on National Day, the 66th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 - Sputnik International
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A demonstration area of modern agriculture in the Liujiang district of southwestern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has attracted visitors in droves, as the green leaves in the area’s huge lotus pond seem to stretch all the way to the edge of the sky.

 Baipeng Township in Liujiang is one of the largest production zones of double-cropping lotus roots in China. The township’s lotus pond occupies an area of 5,271 acres.

This article was originally published in the Global Times.

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