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Nature Science for Kids What? Bamboo is surprisingly a grass!

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Growth habit

Bamboo grows in a warm and humid climate where the environmental adaptability is very strong, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world, and some bamboos can even grow 1~2 meters in a day

Morphology

Many people will think that the bamboo is a kind of tree, but in fact, bamboo belongs to the graminaceous plant. The structure of bamboo is divided into underground stems, culms, branches, leaves, flowers and fruits. The center of the bamboo is hollow and node-shaped, and the leaves are elongated or arrow-shaped.

The Life of Bamboo

The life span of bamboo varies from 10 to 120 years. Bamboo first reproduces asexually from underground stalks and shoots grow. The shoots grow into bamboo shoots, which grow into bamboos. The bamboo blossoms and bears fruit, some of which are shaped like pears and are called bamboo pears; others are like grains of rice and are called bamboo rice.

Various kinds of bamboos

Xiangfei Bamboo

Xiangfei Bamboo, also known as "Bamboo Spotted", "Tear Bamboo", has purple or light brown spots on its body, which is very easy to distinguish.

Nanzhu

Nanzhu is a thick bamboo that can reach a height of more than 20 meters. It is often used for construction, weaving, and eating

Feng-tailed Bamboo

Feng-tailed Bamboo has long, slender, soft, feathery leaves that look like the tail of a phoenix. It is often used as an indoor or garden landscape.

Buddhist Bamboo

Buddhist Bamboo is a thick bamboo pole that looks like a bulging Maitreya Buddha's stomach, hence its name, and is often used as an ornamental or made into handicrafts.

Bamboo folk tales

Weeping bamboo shoots

The Three Kingdoms period, the state of Wu had a minister named Meng Zong. When Meng Zong was a child, his mother got sick and wanted to eat fresh bamboo shoots soup while he was sick, so he ran to the bamboo forest to look for zheng. But there were no bamboo shoots in the cold winter, and after a long time of searching he was at his wit's end, so anxious and worried, he held onto the bamboo and cried. The sound of crying moved the bamboo around him, and many young bamboo shoots grew on the ground in an instant. Meng Zong immediately picked them and went home to cook soup for his mother. After drinking the soup, his mother's health improved greatly.

Bamboo Cuisine

Bamboo Shoots with Roasted Vegetables

Bamboo Shoots with Snow Vegetables

Bamboo Shoots with Fenghua Stewed Vegetables

Pickled Bamboo

Bamboo Stones

Qing Dynasty - Zheng Banqiao

Biting the Green Mountain and not letting go,

Leaving the roots in the broken rock.

The thousand grinding blows are still strong,

Relaxing in the wind from east to west and from south to north.

The Song of Love for Bamboo