Qingyuan’s Bamboo Shoots: From a Mountain Delicacy to a 100-Billion-Yuan Industry

City Life | From a small bamboo shoot to an industrial cluster worth hundreds of billions — Yingde, Qingyuan has earned the title of “hometown of Chinese bamboo shoots”. Powered by an integrated industrial chain, bamboo shoot products roll off production lines every day, while technological innovation has helped bamboo-based goods enter international markets including the EU and the United States. In Yingde’s countryside, visitors learn traditional skills like harvesting and peeling bamboo shoots from local farmers, explore bamboo culture exhibitions, and savor bamboo shoot-themed cuisine. The thriving bamboo shoot industry is now driving rural tourism and boosting villagers’ incomes. #citylife

小小麻竹笋也能跻身“百亿集群”！广东清远英德市成为“中国麻竹笋之乡”，一体化产业链每天都在源源不断地将麻竹笋产品送下生产线，科技赋能更推动竹制产品成功打入欧盟、美国等国际市场；在英德乡村，游客跟笋农学砍笋、剥笋的农家手艺，打卡竹文化展、品笋宴，麻竹笋拉动了乡村文旅发展，帮助村民增收。

翻译：李玥（实习）

审校：罗洁

终审：王予湉