The handicrafts that can be made from bamboo tubes include: vases, pen holders, utensils, toys, oil umbrellas, etc.

Bamboo (scientific name: Bambusoideae), also known as bamboo, belongs to the genus Bamboo in the Gramineae family and is a fast-growing herbaceous plant. Bamboo leaves are narrowly lanceolate, bamboo shoots are 10 to 30cm long, and the number of green nodes in adult bamboo is generally between 10 and 15. Bamboo flowers resemble rice ears. After flowering, the bamboo stems and leaves will turn yellow.

Bamboo is distributed in tropical, subtropical to warm temperate regions. Bamboo has high requirements for water and heat conditions, and prefers a soil environment rich in organic matter and sufficient moisture. Bamboo is not only used in the textile industry and handicraft industry, but also has medicinal value, with the effects of removing heat, cooling, relieving cough and eliminating phlegm. Bamboo symbolizes the way of a gentleman, and together with plum and pine, it is known as the "three friends of winter". "Straight on the outside, open on the outside and open in the middle, as broad as a valley" is often used to describe bamboo.

Growth habits of bamboo:

Most bamboo species like warm and humid climates and are abundant in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. Bamboo is one of the forest resources. There are more than 1,200 species of bamboo plants in more than 70 genera around the world, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few bamboo species distributed in temperate and cold zones. Bamboo is an evergreen (a few bamboo species lose their leaves in the dry season) shallow-rooted plants that have high requirements for water and heat conditions and are very sensitive. The distribution of water and heat on the earth's surface dominates the geographical distribution of bamboo.

Southeast Asia is located in the tropics and south subtropics, and is affected by the convergence of the Pacific and Indian Ocean monsoons. It has abundant rainfall and stable heat. It is an ideal ecological environment for bamboo growth and is also the center of bamboo distribution in the world. Currently, the world's bamboo forest area is about 22 million hectares. The geographical distribution of bamboo in the world can be divided into three major bamboo regions, namely the Asia-Pacific Bamboo Region, the American Bamboo Region and the African Bamboo Region. Some scholars also list separately the European and North American introduction regions. Bamboo grows very quickly after rain.