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A close-up look at a lotus flower bud that is about to bloom in Qingyan Garden, a century-old garden in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)
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A close-up look at a lotus flower bud that is about to bloom in Qingyan Garden, a century-old garden in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)
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A close-up look at a lotus flower bud that is about to bloom in Qingyan Garden, a century-old garden in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)
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A close-up look at a lotus flower bud that is about to bloom in Qingyan Garden, a century-old garden in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2024. (Photo provided to China News Service)