In our next report, we introduce a plant that has long been known for its beauty and purity-the lotus. Early summer is the season to admire the lotus and numerous visitors flock to Tainan`s Baihe to experience the regions`s annul lotus festival. Currently, the lotus plantations in Baihe account for 2/3rds of total lotus production in Taiwan. However, the labor needed to work the lotus farms has been harder and harder to find as more youngsters have shied away from working in this area.