The ancient Chinese were noted for their ability to use bamboo in their daily lives, to provide food and clothing, to make tools and weapons, and to use in such fields as writing, painting and carving.
竹在國人的精神生活中亦佔有重要地位，文學、繪畫、雕刻、工藝、民俗等，取材自竹者比比皆是。