There’s a little lake in downtown Clermont that I always admire. Its name is Sunset Lake, but a more appropriate moniker would be Lake Lotus because this small splash of water nestled in a hollow ...

Locals eagerly anticipating this year’s Lotus World Music and Arts Festival can get an early “taste” of the annual festival — and of foods from various downtown restaurants — at Deer Park Manor this ...

A celebrity chef brings Thai-style floral food to Beijing, Li Yingxue reports. Sweet pork with pineapple. Blue-crab salad with Thai herbs and lotus. Deep-fried lotus roots and tom yum goong. These are ...

The lotus flower opens with the sunrise and closes at sunset, repeating this cycle for several days before shedding its petals. This daily rhythm symbolises purity and rebirth in many cultures. Lotus ...