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The bamboo is nature's most
surprising plant. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of
grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a
bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very
quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant grew about 1. 5 metres
in 24 hours! The bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe.
There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo in the world.
Not all bamboo looks the
same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few
centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres wide. This
plant also has different colours.
Bamboo has been used to make
many things such as hats and kitchen tools. Because it is strong, bamboo is
also used to build buildings.
Many Asian countries have
used bamboo for hundreds of years. People often use bamboo to support new
buildings and bridges while they are being built.
In Africa, poor farmers are
taught how to find water by using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways
to find water because they have no money. Bamboo pipes (管子) help poor farmers
bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.
