Bamboo has always played a key role in Chinese culture and art, and has helped to shape the life style in general.
無論在物質生活上，在精神生活上，幾乎處處可見竹子，古時如此，現在仍是一樣。自古以來，竹子常是文人雅士吟詠的對象，蘇東坡的：「寧可食無肉，不可居無竹；無肉令人瘦，無竹令人俗。」