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The use of bamboo

1. Use its edibility: use its bamboo shoots to make various foods, use its tender stems to make bamboo rice, and use its special extracts to make medicines and drinks.

2. Use its separability: make bamboo curtains, bamboo mats, bamboo fences, fan ribs, umbrella ribs, lanterns, etc.

3. Use its load: make furniture and appliances such as bamboo beds, bamboo chopsticks, beams and columns, doors and windows, floors, etc. It is widely used in folk architecture.

4. Use its elasticity and resistance: make bows, crossbows, fishing rods, bamboo tips, brooms, shoulder poles, bedposts, robot feet, etc.

5. Make use of the hollow features: make various musical instruments such as bamboo sheng and bamboo flute, as well as various containers and measuring tools in daily life.

6. Make use of its appearance characteristics and toughness: make bamboo ropes, straps, bamboo cages, bamboo ropes, handicrafts, toys, stationery, etc.