The ancients had a saying: "Bamboo shoots for food, a bamboo house for shelter, a bamboo bed for sleeping, a bamboo hat for the head, bamboo shoes for walking, bamboo timber for cooking, and for writing--bamboo paper."
古人有言：「食者竹筍，庇者竹屋，臥者竹榻，戴者竹笠，履者竹鞋，炊者竹薪，書者竹紙。」