China is worldwide famous for its national treasure, the pandas. The panda's food, bamboo, is also favored by Chinese people. It is known as the Kingdom of Bamboo possessing more bamboos than any other country in the world. Bamboo culture has been rooted in Chinese people's minds for a long time. To the Chinese people, bamboo is a symbol of virtue, which reflects people's souls and emotions. Ancient Chinese scholars looked up with great respect to bamboo. This explains why there are so many writings and paintings dedicated to the plant throughout history.
中國因其國寶（national treasure）——熊貓——而聞名于世。熊貓的食物——竹子——也深受中國人民的喜愛。中國是世界上擁有竹子最多的國家，被稱為竹子的王國。竹文化長久以來深深根植于中國人的思想中。對中國人民來說，竹子是美德的象征。它反映了人的靈魂和情感。中國古代的學(xué)者對竹子非常敬重。這就解釋了為什么歷史上有那么多的著作和繪畫都是以竹為主題的。
