The modest bamboo has lower-headed leaves; the proud plum blossom has two-sided flowers.

The cold plum blossoms stand proud of the snow, but they only bloom beautifully in the harsh winter; the delicate fragrance of the orchids is just a light fragrance floating in the empty valley; the elegant autumn chrysanthemums are a reclusive desolation. The black bamboo is as plain as plain, yet elegant and fragrant, and can stand up to the cold. The bamboo branches are tall and straight, green all year round, despite the frost and rain. Bamboo is known as the four gentlemen of "Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum", and is known as one of the three friends of Suihan, "Plum, Pine and Bamboo".

Bamboo is not as beautiful as plum orchid and chrysanthemum. It is covered with green clothes all year round. No matter it is severe cold or hot, it is still green. However, it enjoys the reputation of "gentleman" with plum, orchid and chrysanthemum due to its green outfit, and becomes "three friends in the winter" with Mei Song. It is simple and unpretentious but deeply loved by people. There are many ancient and modern literati who love bamboo and chant it. It is said that the great painter Zheng Banqiao lived without bamboo and left behind a large number of bamboo paintings and bamboo poems. The great poet Su Dongpo left a famous saying: "It is better to eat without meat than live without bamboo."

Bamboo is very practical and is used in landscaping and landscaping. Bamboo, although not as pretty as plum blossoms, is as gorgeous as chrysanthemums, as fragrant as orchids, and as majestic as pine trees. However, Bamboo's high moral integrity, upright character and whirling spirit are endearing and praised by others. The so-called "pine, bamboo, and plum" are the three friends of Suihan, and the "four gentlemen" of "plum, orchid, chrysanthemum, and bamboo" constitute the characteristics of Chinese gardens. Throughout the past and present, those who love bamboo, write about bamboo, paint bamboo, and write poetry about bamboo not only like the appearance of bamboo, but also love the connotation of bamboo, and all regard bamboo as a model for life. Therefore, people like to plant bamboo around their houses, gardens, and parks. Gardening enthusiasts use bamboo to create bonsai. There are many varieties of bamboo suitable for bonsai, such as the Phoenix Tail Bamboo, which is listed as one of the Eighteen Scholars in Bonsai, the graceful and elegant Guanyin Bamboo, the free and elegant Buddha Belly Bamboo, the charming Xiangfei Bamboo, the Luohan Bamboo with strange joints, Purple and simple bamboo stems, etc.

It not only has ornamental value, but also has great practicality. The joy of feasting is not the joy of silk and bamboo. It is the wine that meets the heart. ——Ouyang Xiu's "The Drunkard's Pavilion", bamboo has also been made into a musical instrument - bamboo flute. It can be said that Chinese wind music is actually bamboo wind music, and the music played is the purest, most primitive and closest to nature's sound far away from the hustle and bustle of the world.

Bamboo has many uses. For example, bamboo is used to make arrows, crossbows and other weapons for entertainment, hunting or war. Since ancient times, bamboo has appeared everywhere in the Chinese people's daily clothing, food, housing and transportation. Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, once said with emotion: "Bamboo shoots are used as food, bamboo tiles are used as shelter, bamboo rafts are used as carriers, bamboo fuel is used for cooking, bamboo skins are used for clothing, bamboo paper is used for writing, and bamboo shoes are used for walking. It is truly impossible to live without him for a day. Also. ” In agriculture, bamboo is more commonly used. Bamboo can be used to weave various agricultural tools, such as sieves, dustpans, brooms, and drying mats. The bamboo joints are opened and used as water pipes for farmland irrigation and water diversion. Bamboo is also widely used in fishery production. From simple fishing gear to complex utensils, fixed supports and floating objects for aquaculture are all made of bamboo. The net frames, masts, boat canopies and boat fences of fishing boats are also inseparable. bamboo.

When there was no paper, bamboo was used to record text. Bamboo scripts, bamboo books, and bamboo slips were used for eight hundred years from the Warring States to the Wei and Jin Dynasties. People used "bamboo slips" to write, engrave, and write. Write books and establish opinions. China's earliest historical documents, "Bamboo Chronicles" and classics such as "Shangshu", "Book of Rites", and "The Analects of Confucius" are all written on bamboo slips. Due to the use of bamboo slips, the history of Chinese written records can be traced back to the Yin and Shang Dynasties, making great contributions to the development of Chinese culture and the preservation of historical documents. The square Chinese characters characterized by pictographic ideograms were also fixed on bamboo slips, gradually forming China's unique calligraphy art.

Bamboo can also cure diseases, and bamboo shoots can also be eaten. At present, in addition to satisfying the domestic market, domestic bamboo shoots are sold in large quantities abroad. With the increase in obese people in the West, the demand for bamboo shoots is increasing. big. The crude fiber contained in bamboo shoots has a great effect on losing weight or inhibiting obesity.

There are countless people in the world who praise plum blossoms and bamboos. In my humble knowledge, this couplet is my favorite. Bamboo has seven virtues and is praised by everyone. When I learned about it, I didn't know this. I was very curious about bamboo when I was a child. I would occasionally pick off one or two bamboo leaves on the big bamboo broom that I used to sweep the yard. I loved it for a long time. Although it was withered and brittle, I still had to pick it up and show it off to the children from time to time. Everyone liked it. It's strange, but I forget a lot after it passes. There are also finger-thick bamboo branches, which are probably native to the north. They are bundled in bundles, not too much but not too small. Some vegetable growers use them to insert them into the ground to make the branches and leaves cling to the coils.

Grandma at home has a piece of land to plant tomatoes, beans, etc., so she also has a small bundle. That thing is perfect for making a slingshot, so she steals one from time to time and shares it with the children. The family often blames it , it can be seen that it is not easy to achieve. There are knots in the bamboo sky, the head is lowered and the mind is open, and the mind is as broad as a valley; the clear green emerald, the plain face is facing the sky; the head is lowered and the spine is straight, proud and unyielding; the outstanding people are kind to the group, not attached to each other, surrounded and waiting, standing upright. Bamboo and I understand each other (albeit half-understood) because we appreciate it, and because we understand it, we like it even more. Plum trees look up proudly, while bamboo bows their heads. The proud plum blossoms face the frost and face the sun, but they swear not to face the shade. They have no two-sided branches and are proud of themselves. The bamboo leaves hang low because they have a low head and a humble heart. The bamboo postures are high-spirited, upright and high-knotted, and they are still proud. Let me ask you, who doesn't envy this gentleman's character?