Quality of bamboo:
The quality of bamboo is firm, resolute, tall and straight, quiet and restrained. Modesty is the character of bamboo, perseverance is its integrity, selfless dedication is its character, and integrity is its soul. China literati endow the growth characteristics of bamboo with personalized spiritual and cultural symbols such as elegance, purity, modesty, restraint and integrity.
Morphological characteristics of bamboo;
Bamboo is a tall tree-like herb. There are more than 70 genera and 1000 species recorded, but many of them are synonyms. Bamboo is a tall and fast-growing herb with woody stems. Distributed in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions. The islands of East Asia, Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean are the most concentrated and have the most kinds.
Bamboo leaves are narrowly lanceolate, with a length of 7.5- 16 cm and a width of 1-2 cm, with a tapering apex and a obtuse base. Petiole is about 5 mm long, one side of the edge is smooth, and the other side is serrated and rough. Parallel veins, 6-8 pairs of secondary veins, small transverse veins are very obvious; The leaves are dark green, hairless, the back is lighter, and the base is slightly hairy; Thin and brittle.
The length of bamboo shoots is 10 ~ 30cm, and the number of green nodes of bamboo is generally between 10 ~ 15.
The use and distribution of bamboo;
The use of bamboo:
Bamboo is evergreen all year round and has a wide range of uses. In the courtyard, the decoration of rockery and waterside pavilion is essential. Phyllostachys pubescens is widely planted along the Lijiang River in Guilin, which has become a unique landscape. Anji Dazhuhai Scenic Resort Scenic Area, Shunan Bamboo Sea and Gannan Bamboo Sea are famous bamboo sea landscapes in China. Due to the rapid growth of bamboo, in recent years, a large number of furniture and paper are made of bamboo for environmental protection.
Bamboo can also be used to make handicrafts and musical instruments. Bamboo fiber is made from bamboo through engineering methods and physical and chemical actions, and is used as textiles, towels and clothing.
Bamboo is baked to make bamboo charcoal, which is used in many occasions, including removing environmental odor and special flavor food. Activated carbon made of crushed activated bamboo charcoal has good adsorption and purification effect, and is used in automobiles and families, as well as sewage treatment.
Distribution of bamboo:
Bamboo originated in China, with many kinds, strong adaptability and wide distribution. In China, they are mainly distributed in the south, such as Sichuan and Hunan. They have stories about the Panda Pavilion and the depths of the bamboo forest. There are 70 genera 1200 species in the world, distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. China is one of the countries that produce the most bamboo in the world. There are 22 genera and more than 200 species of bamboo, which are distributed all over the country.
The Pearl River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin are the most abundant, with little rainfall and low temperature to the north of Qinling Mountains, and only a few dwarf bamboos grow.