Lotus flowers blossom in June, while lotus roots ripen in August. As the autumn arrives, the harvest season for lotus roots is in full swing. In the Yellow River Beach Eco-Agricultural Industrial Park ...

Chef and restauranteur Cara Stadler is a huge fan of lotus root, the underwater Asian root vegetable known for its unusual, lace-like interior and sometimes for its bitter or, some say, swampy, flavor ...

IPOH: It may be a year of abundant wealth from his harvest of lotus roots for the Chinese New Year, but farmer Liew Kai is concerned that this year could be his last in the business. “I have been ...

HUBEI, Central China — In a chain of fields on the outskirts of Wuhan, dozens of figures stand knee-deep in muddy water, hauling lotus roots out of the ground. The water is frigid, but the laborers ...

Farmers plant lotus roots in a pond in Zepan village in Xingtai, Hebei province. [Photo provided to China Daily] Zhang Shengqun has recently finished planting lotus roots across 2 hectares of ponds in ...

Harvesters of lotus roots, used in traditional Kashmiri cuisine, told DW they face numerous dangers to their health while hunting for this sought-after crop in Anchar Lake, Srinagar.

A businesswoman from central China who once enjoyed a life of privilege is now rebuilding her future through hard physical labour in rural lotus ponds. A Chinese businesswoman who lost her fortune is ...

Villagers compete in shouldering harvested lotus roots during a digging lotus roots match in Tanghong Village, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2017. Local people held a match ...