In pics: Baiyangdian Lake’s grand lotus garden in Xiong'an New Area springs to life with delicate blooms of colorful lotus flowers (9)

Photo shows the leaves of giant waterlilies inside the Lotus Grand View Garden, an iconic scenic spot of Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province. These kinds of giant waterlilies are native to the Amazon River Basin in South America. The leaves of the plant can be more than 3 meters in diameter and grow to a weight of more than 10 kilograms, making giant waterlilies the aquatic plant species with the world’s largest leaves. (Photo/Yang Hualong)