In oriental culture and particularly the Chinese, the Bamboo plant, besides meaning sweetness, modesty and serenity, it also means vigour, flexibility, curves, lightness, resistance and strength, all this because it has always played a vital role in the development of the culture and the civilization.
If it were not so, it wouldn't be clear why bamboo has been utilized for over 5.000 years with each case showing surprising results like the resistant framework used in homes. The pleasant esthetical look in wall coverings, roofing and pavements, the harmonious tunes that the musical instruments deliver, the flexibility of sporting equipment, and the easiness with which we can work to produce lots of everyday objects.
This gigantic grass that grows very quickly, is well known for the high diversity of species spontaneously present in every continent, in fact, it's estimated more than 1.200 species and variations of about 70 breeds of which, in China, there are more than 400 species and variations present belonging to 34 breeds.
If we think that bamboo is the shrub that grows most and fastest on this earth, and for this reason it is an important balancer of oxygen and carbon monoxide in our atmosphere; which reaches harvesting maturity after 5-6 years and that regenerates in just 3 years; it appears undoubtedly that this antique plant doesn't have particular reforestation problems, actually it auto-reforests determining an excellent relationship with surrounding environment without disturbing the surrounding earths habitat.
In good reason, all this, brings confirmation that bamboo, other than being the panda's main meal, is ecological and the products from it retrieved, are environmentally friendly.
Prof. Domenico Adelizzi
Professor in Wood Technology
