千(qian)年(nian)(nian)古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)園,位于大(da)(da)連市普蘭店區海皮(pi)路邊的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)千(qian)年(nian)(nian)古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)園,現(xian)有(you)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)花(hua)(hua)水面40畝。盛開在這里的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)大(da)(da)片蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)花(hua)(hua),是由古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)繁(fan)衍而(er)生(sheng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)。古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)是世(shi)界(jie)上(shang)迄(qi)今(jin)發(fa)(fa)現(xian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)壽命(ming)最長(chang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)花(hua)(hua)種子(zi)(zi)(zi)。古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)被遼(liao)寧省政(zheng)府指(zhi)定為(wei)(wei)全省奇(qi)特旅游產品。本世(shi)紀初,在普蘭店東郊(jiao)發(fa)(fa)現(xian)古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi),引起(qi)了(le)世(shi)界(jie)植物(wu)界(jie)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)轟(hong)動。中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)、日本、美(mei)國(guo)(guo)(guo)、俄(e)羅斯等國(guo)(guo)(guo)家(jia)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)科(ke)學(xue)家(jia)們(men)相繼對古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)進行了(le)研究實(shi)驗,測定古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)壽命(ming)在千(qian)年(nian)(nian)左右。特別令人(ren)(ren)稱絕的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)是,古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)經過培育,仍然能夠發(fa)(fa)芽開放(fang),實(shi)為(wei)(wei)植物(wu)界(jie)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)大(da)(da)奇(qi)觀。也(ye)正因為(wei)(wei)如此,普蘭店又被稱為(wei)(wei)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)城。古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)無窮的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)命(ming)力和郭沫(mo)若(ruo)膾炙人(ren)(ren)口的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)贊美(mei)詩(shi)為(wei)(wei)古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)公園罩上(shang)迷人(ren)(ren)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)色彩,吸(xi)引中(zhong)外客人(ren)(ren)紛至沓來。1962年(nian)(nian),時任中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)科(ke)學(xue)院院長(chang)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)郭沫(mo)若(ruo)先(xian)生(sheng)以《古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)綻新(xin)花(hua)(hua)》為(wei)(wei)題(ti),對其賦詩(shi)詠(yong)贊。一(yi)千(qian)多年(nian)(nian)前的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)呀,埋(mai)沒(mei)在普蘭店的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)泥土下。盡管別的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)雜草已(yi)經變成泥炭,古(gu)(gu)(gu)蓮(lian)(lian)(lian)(lian)子(zi)(zi)(zi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)果皮(pi)也(ye)已(yi)經硬化(hua),但只要你稍(shao)稍(shao)砸破了(le)它(ta),種在水池里依然進芽開花(hua)(hua)。”
即將建成的(de)古蓮(lian)公園風景區(qu)位于(yu)普(pu)(pu)蘭(lan)店(dian)市(shi)西出口(kou)南山辦事處5公里處,緊鄰海皮路(lu),遙望普(pu)(pu)蘭(lan)店(dian)灣(wan),與沈大高速公路(lu)僅(jin)7公里,是從大連進入普(pu)(pu)蘭(lan)店(dian)的(de)咽喉(hou)要塞,交通十(shi)分便捷。該園區(qu)占地面積450畝(mu),水(shui)域面積近200畝(mu)。古蓮(lian)公園將成為(wei)弘(hong)揚古蓮(lian)文化、繁榮旅游(you)事業的(de)重要載體(ti),也為(wei)人們提(ti)供了集賞蓮(lian)垂釣(diao)、美食、娛(yu)樂、休閑、度(du)假(jia)為(wei)一(yi)體(ti)的(de)旅游(you)風景區(qu)。