Xindu District of Chengdu is one of the ten lotus bases in China, which boasts more than 100 kinds of lotus.
As part of the "2003 Chengdu Eight Flower Festivals", the lotus festival will last 54 days.
(Xinhua News Daily July 17, 2003)
The 10th Lotus Festival is on stage in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's 
