古莲子的发现和古莲的诞生是世界荷花界的奇闻趣事,一致备受人们关注,对荷花科学知识的普及也做出了重大贡献。最早研究莲子寿命的是日本植物学家大贺一郎博士,他于20世纪20年代在我国辽宁南部发现了至少存活120年以上的莲子。1951年,他又在日本千叶县的一处遗迹中发现了3粒古莲子。这些莲子和以前同地发现的古木船部件被一道送到美国芝加哥大学进行了鉴定,结果表明莲子年龄至少有2 000年以上,还推测出这些古木船和古莲子可能来自中国。大贺博士 The discovery of the ancient lotus and the birth of the ancient lotus world lotus world Gonzo, unanimously much attention, the popularity of knowledge of lotus has also made a significant contribution. The first to study the life-span of lotus seeds was Japanese botanist Dr. Kazuhiro Kohei, who discovered lotus seeds that survived for at least 120 years in the southern Liaoning Province of China in the 1920s. In 1951, he found three more ancient lotus seeds in a relic in Chiba, Japan. The lotus seeds and ancient wooden boat parts previously found in the same place were sent to the University of Chicago for identification. The results showed that the lotus seeds were at least 2,000 years old and it was also speculated that these ancient wooden vessels and ancient lotus seeds might come from China. Dr. Dahe