Marching through the hills of Fujian, China, from one tulou to another, I and my all-Chinese tour companions went at a clip through a beautiful riverside village, walking on paths and climbing stairways built of stone. Life appeared to me to be going on as it must have forever and with little regard for the single-file line of us passing by.
This man was washing uniformly cut pieces of bamboo, for what purpose I have no idea. The stream he sat beside was small and running down through the village to a river of considerable size below.
I don’t believe I’ve ever visited a more beautiful place with human habitation such a natural part of the landscape. I felt a great sense of privilege to have found an opportunity to simply pass through.
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Absolutely!
it could be anything I’m just guessing that could be one of the many possibilities judging by what I see from the amazing picture you have here
Bamboo is used in so many ways it’s impossible to know. My favorite use for the material is to build scaffolding on multi-story construction projects. Quite amazing.
I love the photo too, Club2013! It’s the kind of every day scene that tells me more about a place than most anything else. Those arms have seen a lot of hard work in their time.
@Club2013_: @TravelGumbo judging by the size of the bamboo strips… My guess is they are most probably going to be used for basket weaving? #bamboo