In summer, the beautiful water lilies at the Qingdao International Horticultural Exposition Park start to bloom, painting a picturesque scene. [Photo/IC]

In summer, the beautiful water lilies at the Qingdao International Horticultural Exposition Park start to bloom, painting a picturesque scene.

During peak blooming season, many water lilies reach full bloom, attracting many admirers. The water lily area features 11 distinct water landscape gardens and boasts over 200,000 of the flowers in more than 600 varieties, making it the water garden with the widest variety of water lilies in China.