Rafting amid blooming lotus flowers

Photo taken on July 5, 2026 shows tourists riding wooden rafts to admire lotus flowers at a scenic area in Xinghua City, east China's Jiangsu Province. As the summer vacation kicks off, lotus flowers are in full bloom across the pond, with green lotus leaves stretching as far as the eye can see swaying in the breeze, drawing crowds of visitors. (Zhou Shegen/Guangming Pictures)