Introduction to Bamboo

Bamboo, also known as bamboo. Perennial grass family bamboo subfamily, the stem is woody, is a branch of the grass family, in the tropical and subtropical regions, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean islands in the distribution of the most concentrated, there are many species, some low like grass, some as tall as a large tree, rapid growth, is the world's fastest growing plants.

Often growing in patches through underground creeping rhizomes, they can also reproduce by flowering and setting seeds, which are known as bamboo rice. Some species of bamboo shoots are edible. Bamboo branches upright, slender, verdant in all seasons, snow and frost, doubly loved by the Chinese, and plum, orchid, chrysanthemum and known as the Four Gentlemen, and plum, pine and known as the age of cold three friends, ancient and modern writers and artists, love the bamboo Wing Bamboo people, bamboo origin in China, also known as China's cultural heritage mark.

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Ancient poems describing bamboo

1, "Bamboo Stone" Qing Dynasty: Zheng Xie

Bite the green hills do not let go, the original root in the broken rock.

The Bamboo and the Stone is the first of its kind in the Qing Dynasty, and it is the first of its kind in the world.

Translation: The bamboo does not let go of its grip on the green hills, and its roots are firmly planted in the cracks of the rocks. Through countless trials and tribulations and blows body bones are still strong, regardless of you blowing hot southeast wind, or the harsh winter of the northwest wind.

2, "Yan Zheng Gong House with bamboo" Tang Dynasty: Du Fu

Green bamboo half culm sheaths, the new tips just out of the wall. The color is invading the book at night, and the shade is cooler than the wine bottle.

The rain washes the bamboo clean, and the wind blows the fragrance. I'm not sure if I'll be able to see the clouds, but I'm sure I'll be able to see the clouds without cutting them.

Translation: Half of the green bamboos are still covered with bamboo shoot shells, and the tips of the new branches are just sticking out of the wall. The shadows of the bamboos were cast on the book, making one feel that the light was dimmed. The shadow of the bamboo moves over the wine bottle and cools it down. Bamboo after the rain looks beautiful and clean, the breeze can be smelled light fragrance. As long as it is not destroyed, you can definitely see it grow to the height of the whisking clouds.

3, "new bamboo" Qing Dynasty: Zheng Xie

The new bamboo is higher than the old bamboo branches, depending on the old trunk for support.

Next year there will be a newborn, and the ten-foot dragon's grandson will surround the phoenix pool.

Translation: The new bamboos are able to surpass the old bamboos only because the old bamboos are supported by the old bamboos. By the time a new bamboo grows the next year, it has also begun to nurture new bamboos, and in this way the pond is surrounded by lush young bamboos.

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