Few young people today are willing to stay in the mountains and engage in the arduous work of bamboo harvesting. The labor force at the source of Taiwan’s bamboo industry is aging, raising concerns about a lack of successors. A French girl named Laura, who fell in love with Taiwan during her short stay, has joined local youth in the Taoyuan Fuxing District to engage in bamboo weaving. She aims to promote and sell these small bamboo craft products back in France. What impact do these handmade bamboo products have on the domestic bamboo industry?

The Disappearing Indigenous Bamboo Materials (Part 2)

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