What is the function of bamboo Mianzhu?

What is the function of bamboo Mianzhu? The fiber degree and toughness of Mianzhu are basically the same as that of Cizhu, with early bamboo shoots and high yield, which is suitable for bamboo weaving, paper making and eating as bamboo shoots.

The underground stems of the tree-shaped bamboo of Mianzhu are axial. The stem is erect, with a height of 7- 10 m, a straight top, cylindrical internodes and a length of 35-45 cm. Dark green when young, sometimes with purple-brown longitudinal stripes, slightly covered with white powder and sparse and easy-to-fall white bristles, and the stem wall is thick, generally up to 2 cm.

Mianzhu likes places where the soil is deep, loose and fertile, and it grows best on both sides of the stream and in the alluvial zone behind the house. Dry, barren, gravel or cohesive soil is not suitable for forest land. The thickness of soil layer is less than 50 cm. Distributed in central and southern Yunnan, China, widely cultivated, and also found in parts of Sichuan and Guizhou.

The moral symbol of bamboo:

Bamboo is evergreen all the year round, symbolizing longevity, strength and peace, and also symbolizing tenacious life and eternal youth. Bamboo void represents the empty character of the mind. Its branches are bent and unyielding, which is the principle of being both rigid and flexible. Born with knots, bamboo knots will be exposed, which is a symbol of noble morality and clarity. Bamboo is tall and straight, free and easy, tall and straight, handsome and elegant, which is also the personality pursuit of literati.

Bamboo is the material carrier of virtue, and there is a gentleman's wind of "knot before unearthed, inferiority in lingyun" Scholars in ancient and modern times praised bamboo and left a lot of poems and paintings about bamboo, which were deeply loved by countless people with lofty ideals.

The earliest love for bamboo can be traced back to the Wei and Jin Dynasties. After that, bamboo evolved from a cultural meaning to a folk image, such as "bamboo reports peace", which is often used to bless peace and good luck.