(250718) -- JIANDE, July 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 18, 2025 shows lotus ponds in Daciyan Town of Jiande, east China's Zhejiang Province. Over 2,300 households in Daciyan Town of Jiande are engaged in lotus cultivation. The lotus planting area in the town has reached 634.4 hectares, with an annual lotus seed yield of 748 tonnes. The town's annual output value of the entire industrial chain concerning lotus cultivation reaches 300 million yuan (about 41.8 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
