海报新闻记者 徐明业 刘博洋 济南报道

近日，济南大明湖南门游船码头完成全新升级，一处凌空荷叶装置悄然出圈，为泉城夏日增添别样东方浪漫。

站在码头高台向下眺望，大明湖湖面荷花次第盛放，碧水荡漾，游船往来。而当人们移步至荷叶装置下方，视角瞬间切换为湖中游鱼的仰望视角：层层仿真荷叶凌空舒展，交织成一方绿意穹顶，仿佛整片荷塘被 “种” 在了天上。

这一巧思设计并非只为视觉效果。夏日码头候船以往饱受烈日炙烤，如今层层荷叶滤去骄阳，为排队候船的游客撑起天然荫凉，兼具美感与实用价值。别致的古风意境吸引各地游客前来打卡，不少外地游客直言，大明湖荷景韵味独一份，沉浸式体验令人惊艳。

从人的俯瞰赏荷，到鱼的仰望观叶，此次城市微更新，让大明湖荷韵双向焕新。东方美学不止留存于书画典籍，更融入市井烟火。一城山色，半湖荷影，济南将独属于东方的温婉浪漫，写进日常光景之中。

Recently, the South-Gate Sightseeing-Boat Pier of Daming Lake in Jinan has completed its brand-new upgrade. An overhead lotus-leaf installation has become a popular summer highlight of the Spring City.

Standing beneath the installation, people get a fish-eye view of the scenery: layered lotus leaves stretch overhead to form a green dome, as if they are "planted" high in the sky.

More than an eye-catching artwork, the structure offers practical comfort. In hot summers, queuing for boats once meant exposure to blazing sunlight. Now the layered foliage filters harsh rays and provides natural shade for waiting tourists. Its classical charm draws visitors from across China to take photos. Many tourists speak highly of the lotus charm of Daming Lake.

This gentle urban renewal revives the lotus heritage of Daming Lake. Oriental aesthetics lie not only in ancient paintings and books but also in daily life. This is Jinan--a city of oriental romance and tenderness, ever-flowing and renewed with each passing year.