Today on Taiwan the best place for the interested to get a visual appreciation of the lotus is at the lovely Taipei Botanical Gardens, located on the grounds of the History Museum.
白河鎮栽種蓮花的歷史已久。根據當地的農戶表示，早在卅年前，蓮潭裡一帶便有野生的蓮花零星散佈。那時候所產的蓮子、蓮藕，只是自給自足的點心蔬食。