中华竹文明溯源

中华民族是世界上最早(约7 000年前)认识和利用竹子的族群；中国是最早(约5 000年前)开创竹子文明的国度，并且拥有极其古老的竹子建筑、竹子园林、竹子音乐、诗词绘画和竹编、造纸、竹器制作工艺，以及漫长(3 000多年)的竹子栽培历史。文章对中华竹文明产生的物质基础、重要背景、历史遗存以及演进与表达，进行了较为系统的证据收集、逻辑推导和数据分析。事实证明，中华竹文明是中华文明不可分割的重要组成部分，历史悠久、源远流长。

Tracing Origin of Chinese Bamboo Civilization

The Chinese is the first ethnic group in the world (about 7 000 years ago) to recognize and use bamboo resources. China is the first country to initiate bamboo civilization (about 5 000 years ago) and begin a long history of bamboo cultivation (more than 3 000 years), and has produced bamboo architectures, horticulture, music and poetry, painting, weaving, papermaking and craft making during the long history. This paper systematically collects the information about the substance base, important background, historical remains, evolution course and expression of Chinese bamboo civilization, and them makes logical deduction and data analysis. The all facts prove that the Chinese bamboo civilization is an inseparable and important part of the Chinese civilization, with a long history.