Lotus

When Ttalking about an important plant in China, the first that came comes into my mind is the lotus. When I was a kid, my parents always took me to the park to see them, because there is a big lake and many lotuses were are planted in it.

The common colors of the lotus are pink, white and yellow, but there are is still some other colors in among the rare species, like blue, purple and so on. Lotuses usually grows up in the water with big, deep green leaves. What’s more, they are often deeply rooted in silt under the water. And one of my favorite of it their qualities is that they have a light sweet smell, which can make me feel enjoyable happy and relaxed.

There are different parts of the lotus that are used in different situation.
The flowers are for viewing, because they can beautify our environment and decorate our house and garden. The most significant thing is that they can clear our air, which is vital in China nowadays, because of the heavy fog smog.
The leaves played a crucial roles in ancient China. People always used it them as an umbrella, due to the fact that their surface is like a water-proof material. However, in nowadays, we don’t use it them to prevent protect us from rain. Instead of it, we use it them to wrap food, for example, meat, rice and so on, which makes food more tasty and palatable.
The roots and seeds can also be eaten too. They can also be used in medicine to clear the heat and toxins in our body.

In my opinion, the lotus is essential in China not just because of what I mentioned above, but also because it has great meaning in Chinese culture. In our culture, it is usually be deem as thought to be symbolic for of a person’s characters, like being upright, tough and [living in the silt]* but not be [imbrued]*. Due to this, many Chinese poets express their praise and appreciation of it by writing some poems or essays, and lotuses are often used for as a simile in our language.

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This is a very interesting discussion of the lotus. I'm not sure what you mean by "living in the silt" and "imbrued" - those aren't personal characteristics in English. Nice work!