竹子(Bamboo)

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althoughbambooisreallyakindofgrass,itlooksmoreliketree――abeautifultree.ithaslongleavesthatswayinthewindlikeslimfingersreachingtotouchsomething.chineseandjapanesepoetswritepoemsandsongsaboutbamboo,theartistspaintitinpictures.

notallbamboogrowstall.altogethertherearemorethan500differentkindsofbamboo,andsomegrownohigherthemyourankles.bamboogrowsbestinplaceswhereitiswarmandwhereitrainsoften.somekindsofbamboogrowveryfast.iftheyaregrowingnearahouse,theirslimleavesbrushtheroofgentlyandcoolthehousewiththeirshade.

somebloomandhaveseedseveryyear.someneverbloomatall.somebloomonlyonce,afterlivingabout40years,andthendie.however,newshootsofbamboowilleupfromaroundtherootsoftheoldones.

butthemostinterestingaboutthisremarkableplantiswhatpeopledowithitafteritiscutdown.asbambooishollow,itcanbefittedtogetherandusedforpipestocarrywater.atthesametimeitissostrongthatpeopleuseittobuildhouses,andevenhighbridgesoverrivers.bambooisusedformorethenbuilding.peoplecaneatit.thetenderyoungshootsofhambooarecrispandtasty.theyareoftenfoundinchineseorjapanesedishes.bamboocanalsobemadeintoafinepaper,goodwalkingsticksandfishingpoles.

bambooprobablyhasmoreusesthananyotherplantintheworld.