6 Items Tagged

Bamboo

Kawasaki, Japan

Edison Bamboo

The bamboo that helped Thomas Edison develop a longlasting lightbulb.

Permanently Closed

Electric lights illuminate the path

Luang Prabang, Laos

Bamboo Bridges of Luang Prabang

These bamboo and rope bridges cross the Nam Khan River for six months every year.

Anji Bamboo Forest

Huzhou Shi, China

Anji Bamboo Museum

Home to around 40 different species, this forest was also the setting for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

Ichikawa, Japan

Yawata no Yabushirazu

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

A springy bamboo pole helps a villager lighten his load.

How Bamboo Sticks Help Vietnamese Villagers Shoulder Mighty Loads

It's a matter of simple physics.

Isaac Schultz January 31, 2020

An aerial view of a villager drying bamboo sticks to produce bamboo chopsticks in Ji'an, in China's Jiangxi Province, on October 11, 2019.

Picturing China's Bamboo Chopstick Industry From the Sky

Aerial views highlight a sliver of the huge business.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 15, 2019