China has built the city of bamboo

• In China, the city built of bamboo

Recently, the Chinese village of bamboo Baoksi held the first International Architecture Biennale, where it is easy to guess, were represented by structures entirely made of bamboo.

The organizers undertook to prove that this material can be used in the organic design of any interior or exterior. They must have an uncle working on the bamboo plant. To participate in the Biennale invited 12 famous designers and architects from China and other countries.

"For centuries bamboo has been used in rural communities in different ways, - says one of the organizers. - This building material has many different qualities, with its relevance to the mainland of China is reduced in favor of concrete. Due to the rapid and extensive growth of new Chinese cities had to abandon most of the traditional methods of construction. "

"After the Biennale all the buildings will be used. Hotel, training center, library ... This is a new way of survival of the village, designed to attract tourists to this quiet corner to demonstrate the age-old Chinese culture, as well as all of the functionality and beauty of bamboo. "