In the Mekong Delta, farmers and locals still gather the flowers on wooden boats. Now, the ritual’s also become a photo op.

This majestic flower has been a symbol of spiritual growth, prosperity, and beauty for thousands of years. But what makes the lotus so special that it's revered as India's national flower ...

Narrator: Each thread of lotus silk starts with the stem of the lotus flower. The lotus is Vietnam's national flower and a plant that's grown across the country. While this fabric has been made ...

VietNamNet Bridge – The lotus, which has been nominated as the national flower, will be the topic of a cultural and artistic festival to open in HCM City tomorrow, June 26.

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Other top vote getters: Orchid, lotus, chrysanthemum, and plum blossom. Most Chinese people don't know which flower is the Chinese national flower. The reporter recently interviewed some 50 ...

Sanskrit for the lotus flower. The lotus is sacred to Hindus and is India's national flower. Relations have nosedived in recent months between India and China, whose troops are locked in a tense ...