Bamboo plays an important way in the life of many people in China and Asia.And bamboo often appeared in Chinese poems and works of paint. Mr. Zheng Ban-chiau was the most famous Bamboo-painter in Ching Dynasty, while Mr.Su Dongpo was a famous Poet in Song Dynasty,and had written many poems about bamboo."Man can eat no delicious meal,but can't live in the site, where there is no bamboo",he ever said.Bamboo has been look as a symbol of elegant arts.In South China,people cook bamboo shoots as delicious food and some young bamboo are main foods of Panda.Some folks musical instruments are made of bamboo,and the big and strong bamboo cane can be used as materials of construction and the house and garden appliances also. In many gardens and parks of China,the bamboos are planted as parts of the beautiful landscape. By now, people have found there are about 1,300 species of bamboo in the world.The general features of bamboo are as follows.
Long term green.Bamboo is a kind of long-term green plant.And its leaves don't fall even in winter.Only in early spring,some old leaves are to fall when the new leaves grow up.
Robust life. Even after the stem and leaves were damaged in a harsh winter,the new shoots will go up under the soil.The most surprise thing is:after the atombomb in Hiroshima,the bamboos there,were still able to grow well.so bamboo is a kind very healthy plant and people seldom hear of the illness of bamboo.
Beautifying living space.The private garden or park and bamboo can construct a very romantic ,beautiful landscape,which will be of oriental style.
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