With the arrival of summer, the water lilies at Qixing Lake Ecological Park in Hai'an – a county-level city in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province – are now in enchanting full bloom.

Pink, white, yellow and purple water lilies rest on lush green leaves, evoking the essence of French impressionist painter Monet's masterpiece Water Lilies.

Visitors there can see the gentle breeze stirring the surface, creating ripples as the flowers peek through the gaps in the leaves, swaying gracefully and extending elegantly like dancers in the water.

The water lilies at Qixing Lake are in full blossom. [Photo/xuexi.cn]

Gorgeous pink water lilies can now be seen in Qixing Lake. [Photo/xuexi.cn]

White water lilies are seen in Qixing Lake. [Photo/xuexi.cn]