My country is rich in bamboo resources and has a long history of bamboo cultivation. The bamboo forest area, bamboo species and economic utilization level are ranked first in the world, and it is known as the "Bamboo Kingdom". There are about 100 genera and more than 1,200 species of bamboo in the world, and there are 39 genera and more than 500 species in my country, of which 16 genera and more than 200 species are cultivated and utilized for their high economic and ecological value.
Bamboo is a natural fast-growing material with a similar texture to wood. In addition, my country has abundant bamboo resources. The rational development and utilization of bamboo building materials can alleviate the contradiction between domestic wood supply and demand, and has very important economic, social and environmental benefits. Bamboo has soft color, clear texture, smooth feel and elasticity, giving people a good visual, olfactory and tactile experience. It is light in weight, good in toughness and high in strength. It can be made into trusses to solve the problem of large spans in buildings. It is a high-quality building material. At the same time, bamboo is also an ecological and environmentally friendly green building material. The CO2 absorption capacity is 4 times that of ordinary trees. It has the process performance of turning, milling and carving during wood processing. After the use period, the material can be completely recycled and reused. Bamboo is also a low-energy building material. When the building area is the same, the energy consumption ratio of bamboo to concrete is 1:8, and the energy consumption ratio of bamboo to steel is 1:50.
In addition, the special cultural significance of "bamboo" cannot be ignored. With the rapid development of modern industrialization, people living in the jungle of reinforced concrete buildings have begun to yearn for returning to nature, and the integration of nature and architecture has become an important topic in the 21st century. Bamboo structure buildings give people a psychological feeling of returning to nature because of the natural color, shape and texture of bamboo. It is easy to unify and coordinate with environmental elements and occupies an important position in garden architecture and interior decoration. Bamboo structure buildings have a long history and are full of natural simplicity, elegance, beauty, freshness and emptiness, and are full of strong local flavor. In order to maximize the material beauty of bamboo, some architectural designers directly use bamboo as bamboo building materials to make it harmoniously integrated with the natural landscape.
