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In Malaysia, a similar story includes a man who dreams of a beautiful woman while sleeping under a bamboo plant; he wakes up and breaks the bamboo stem, discovering the woman inside. Chan, Alan Kam-leung and Gregory K. Clancey, Hui-Chieh Loy (2002). Historical Perspectives on East Asian Science, Technology and Medicine. Singapore: Singapore University Press. ISBN 9971-69-259-7. p. 15. Shoemaker, Cory M. (2018). "Environmental and landscape factors affecting the continued suppression of canebrakes (Arundinaria gigantea, Poaceae) within restorations of bottomland hardwood forests". The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 145 (2): 156–152. doi: 10.3159/TORREY-D-17-00011.1. S2CID 90442090. Bamboo is harvested from both cultivated and wild stands, and some of the larger bamboos, particularly species in the genus Phyllostachys, are known as "timber bamboos". Bamboo is typically harvested as a source material for construction, food, crafts and other manufactured goods. [57] Most bamboo species are native to warm and moist tropical and to warm temperate climates. [27] Their range also extends to cool mountainous regions and highland cloud forests.

The bristles on your toothbrush are also great at cleaning out the dirt, grime and grease that builds up in and on your bike, or other outdoor modes of transport (skateboards, e-scooters, and so on). You can also clean the mud off shoes or trainers — just scrub the small spaces in the treads of your shoes. 2. Plant Markers Hasan, S.M. (June 1975). "STUDIES ON GROWTH AND MATURITY OF BAMBOO CULMS". The Commonwealth Forestry Review. 54 (2): 147–153. Free Walking Tour: An excellent way to discover a new destination is on a free walking tour. It departs from the Central market at 4 pm the hottest part of the day is over.

On the plus side, it was a lot more comfortable as we were given cushions to sit on, the downside is a lot of the jungle had been cut down and made way for new farmland. Since it was the burning season the smoke gave a beautiful contrast against the countryside.Bamboo or wooden strips were used as the standard writing material during the early Han dynasty, and excavated examples have been found in abundance. [80] Subsequently, paper began to displace bamboo and wooden strips from mainstream uses, and by the fourth century AD, bamboo slips had been largely abandoned as a medium for writing in China.