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NATURE & GASTRONOMY

 

 

 

  lotus plants

 

Thailand

Ornamental lotus plants. The shape of their stalks and leaves is believed to stand at the origin of the ruyi, an ancient Chinese scepter-like tool, which symbolizes power and sometimes also Enlightenment (fig.).

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