Though the water lily may be hot property, in the city, where every inch of space and every dollar count, the ponds that we knew as children have been "redistricted" out of existence. Not only is it rare to ever see a lotus, most water lilies only can be found in large jars, or as cut flowers in the flower market, waiting for a buyer.
睡蓮雖熱，但在寸土寸金的都會，兒時的池塘、水池，紛紛被「重劃」掉了，不僅荷花難得一見，睡蓮多數也只能養在水缸、或以切花面貌出現花市，待價而沽。