A farmer cuts bamboo in Hushi town in Chishui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Jan 23, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
The bamboo industry is now booming in Chishui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, which has a total bamboo forest area of 88,533 hectares. The bamboo is mainly used for producing items such as chopsticks, sticks, flooring and household paper, which helps 180,000 farmers increase their average annual income by more than 4,000 yuan ($618).
A worker is seen at a workshop of a bamboo processing company in Hushi town in Chishui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Jan 23, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
A worker arranges bamboo chopsticks at a workshop of a bamboo processing company in Hushi town in Chishui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Jan 23, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Villagers dry bamboo strips at a bamboo processing company in Hushi town in Chishui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Jan 23, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Staff members work at a paper production workshop at an industrial park in Chishui in Southwest China's Guizhou province, Jan 23, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Workers bundle bamboo strips at a bamboo processing company in Hushi town in Chishui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Jan 23, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
A worker screens bamboo strips at a bamboo processing company in Hushi town in Chishui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Jan 23, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
