The Kyoto Imperial Palace (京都御所, Kyōto Gosho) used to be the residence of Japan’s Imperial Family until 1868. When the emperor and capital were moved from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is located in the spacious Kyoto Imperial Park (京都御苑, Kyōto Gyoen). An attractive park in the center of the city. That also encompasses the Sento Imperial Palace and a few other attractions.
As mid-summer arrives with the temperature climbing, the lotus flowers in Quanzhou County, Guilin City in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang bloom. Over 10 hectares of elegant lotus flowers and shiny leaves provide a vivid nature scroll.
When the summer sets in, lotus flowers are among the early arrivals. These colorful visual delights bloom up from the mud, filling ponds in Yuping Dong in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Visited: 2018