On the China Mainland, more than 60 species of bamboo, notably Men Tsung, Tan, Purple, Ching Li and Kan, grow mainly in the valleys of the Pearl and Yangtze rivers.
中國大陸各省產竹類在六十種以上，主要竹種是孟宗竹、淡竹、紫竹、青籬竹、剛竹等。分佈區域以珠江、長江流域最多。竹類喜歡濕熱，北方冬季嚴寒，氣候乾燥，不適合竹類的生長。