千年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)園,位于大連市普蘭(lan)(lan)店區海(hai)皮路邊的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)千年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)園,現(xian)有蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)花(hua)(hua)水面40畝(mu)。盛開(kai)在這里的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)大片蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)花(hua)(hua),是(shi)由古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)繁衍而(er)生(sheng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)。古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)是(shi)世界(jie)上迄今(jin)發(fa)現(xian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)壽命(ming)最長(chang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)花(hua)(hua)種(zhong)子(zi)(zi)(zi)。古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)被(bei)遼(liao)寧省政(zheng)府指定為(wei)全省奇特旅(lv)游產品。本世紀初,在普蘭(lan)(lan)店東郊(jiao)發(fa)現(xian)古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi),引起了世界(jie)植物(wu)界(jie)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)轟動(dong)。中(zhong)國、日(ri)本、美國、俄羅斯等(deng)國家(jia)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)科學家(jia)們相繼對(dui)(dui)古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)進(jin)行了研究實(shi)驗,測定古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)壽命(ming)在千年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)左(zuo)右。特別令人稱(cheng)(cheng)絕的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)是(shi),古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)經過培育,仍然能夠發(fa)芽開(kai)放,實(shi)為(wei)植物(wu)界(jie)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)一大奇觀(guan)。也正因為(wei)如此,普蘭(lan)(lan)店又被(bei)稱(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)城。古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)無窮(qiong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)命(ming)力和郭沫若膾炙人口的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)贊(zan)(zan)美詩為(wei)古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)公園罩上迷人的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)色彩,吸(xi)引中(zhong)外(wai)客人紛至沓來(lai)。1962年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian),時任中(zhong)國科學院(yuan)院(yuan)長(chang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)郭沫若先生(sheng)以(yi)《古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)綻新花(hua)(hua)》為(wei)題,對(dui)(dui)其賦詩詠(yong)贊(zan)(zan)。一千多年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)前的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)呀(ya),埋(mai)沒在普蘭(lan)(lan)店的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)泥土(tu)下(xia)。盡管(guan)別的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)雜草已(yi)經變(bian)成泥炭,古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)果皮也已(yi)經硬化(hua),但只(zhi)要你稍稍砸破(po)了它,種(zhong)在水池里依然進(jin)芽開(kai)花(hua)(hua)。”
即將建(jian)成的古蓮(lian)(lian)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)風景區位(wei)于普蘭(lan)店市西出口南山辦事(shi)處(chu)5公(gong)里處(chu),緊鄰(lin)海皮路,遙望(wang)普蘭(lan)店灣(wan),與沈(shen)大高速公(gong)路僅7公(gong)里,是從大連進入(ru)普蘭(lan)店的咽喉要(yao)塞,交通十分便捷。該園(yuan)(yuan)區占地面積(ji)450畝(mu),水(shui)域面積(ji)近(jin)200畝(mu)。古蓮(lian)(lian)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)將成為弘揚古蓮(lian)(lian)文(wen)化(hua)、繁榮旅游(you)事(shi)業的重要(yao)載體(ti),也為人們(men)提(ti)供(gong)了(le)集(ji)賞蓮(lian)(lian)垂釣(diao)、美(mei)食、娛樂、休閑(xian)、度假為一體(ti)的旅游(you)風景區。