Video captured a remarkable natural fluke in the form of a lotus leaf in a Chinese garden that moved water around as it swayed under a stream of water.

The plant, shot on 20 August, resembled an extraordinary mechanical water feature but in fact was entirely natural.

The leaf, which was curved inwards, would catch water flowing from the mouth of a dragon head-shaped water outlet in the garden in Guangdong province.

The weight of the water would then cause it to sway to one side, which would cause the water to pour off the leaf and into the pool below.

Relieved of the weight of the water, the leaf would return to its original position, where it would fill with water again and repeat the same motions, over and over again.

A lotus leaf moved water like a fountain in a garden pond in China.

Footage shows the large leaf that was curved inwards catching the flowing liquid from the mouth of a dragon head-shaped water outlet in Guangdong province on August 20.

The weight of the water made the leaf sway to its right and pour it onto the pool with flowers.

It then returned to its original position when emptied and repeated the process as long as there was water flowing out of the dragon.