Overview of The Daily, Industrial, and Cultural Uses of Bamboo
Bamboo, as the core plant of the “bamboo civilization country”, is a green resource closely connected to nature and human life. It is the “omnipotent king of plants” that Chinese people have been using for seven thousand years, connecting the long chain of civilization from stoves to museums.
Daily necessities – practical partners close to life
Bamboo is the surest partner in life: in the morning, Congee is cooked in bamboo steamer, and water vapor brings grass and rice fragrance; The bamboo tables and chairs in the woodworking workshop shrink and expand with the seasons, yet remain stable; Bamboo fiber towels and blended aprons are breathable and sweat absorbing; The bamboo baskets and carrying poles in the vegetable market carry potatoes and the hard work of farmers, effortlessly navigating between elegance (literary pen holder) and vulgarity (farmer carrying pole), and understanding the world’s fireworks the most.
Industrial Materials – Innovative Carrier for Green Development
Bamboo is an innovative carrier of green development: the Nanling Mountain Forest Farm uses bamboo steel (bamboo fiber and resin fusion) to build a bird watching platform, which is light and wind carrying; Bamboo pulp paper is used as a sketchbook, with brush strokes accompanied by the sound of bamboo leaves; Bamboo charcoal ornaments absorb the smell of pigments and become artistic installations; Bamboo can be used instead of plastic to make phone cases, traffic guardrails, windmill blades, and even car interiors, allowing traditional bamboo to wear modern clothes and head towards the future.
Cultural Symbols – Artistic Carriers of Spiritual Inheritance
Bamboo is an artistic carrier of spiritual inheritance: Zheng Banqiao’s bamboo paintings embody the literati’s spirit of “hollow and flexible”; Bamboo slips copy the Analects, with fingertips touching the marks of a thousand year old civilization; During the Spring Festival, using bamboo tubes to install LED lights for firecracker installation art, the light points create a New Year’s flavor. From bamboo slips to bamboo lanterns, from Wang Wei’s bamboo pavilion to modern workshops, bamboo always tells the story that cultural inheritance is about allowing spirit to branch out in the new era, rather than sticking to old things.
Bamboo is not only the code of civilization for seven thousand years, but also the wisdom of a nation to integrate nature into its bloodline, which is admirable.
