A farmer heads to a lotus plantation in the city of Wuyishan, Fujian province, July 14, 2012.The city's Wufu township boasts a vast area of 6000 mu (400 hectares) in white lotus plantation, a pillar industry that has largely bolstered the local economy in recent years. [Photo/Xinhua]

A farmer is up to his elbows in picking white lotus seeds at a lotus plantation in the city of Wuyishan, Fujian province, July 14, 2012. The city's Wufu township boasts a vast area of 6000 mu (400 hectares) in white lotus plantation, a pillar industry that has largely bolstered the local economy in recent years. [Photo/Xinhua]