“The bamboo industry in Qingshen County, Sichuan, has achieved an output value of nearly 10 billion yuan, creating employment opportunities.”
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In September 2026, reporters from Technology Daily visited Tianchi Village in Qingshen County, Meishan City, Sichuan Province. This county has achieved nearly 10% of the provincial bamboo industry’s output with only 1% of the province’s bamboo forest area. The county has two specialized bamboo industrial parks and more than 150 enterprises, creating employment for approximately 20,000 people and generating an output value of nearly 10 billion yuan. Local bamboo products include over 200 types such as bamboo fiber food boxes, bamboo packaging, and bamboo building materials, which are sold in the global market. Bamboo from Qingshen was used for the framework of red lanterns during the founding ceremony and for official paper products at the Winter Olympics. Additionally, Chen Yunhua, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, recalled that he trained 137 people, of whom 93 have left; his skills were on the verge of being lost. Since over 30 years ago, local authorities have introduced support policies to ensure their continuation.
# Qingshen’s Bamboo Industry: How Does One Bamboo Piece Become a Source of Over 10 Billion in Value?
In Qingshen County, Meishan City, Sichuan Province, this land bathed in the light of fireflies is rapidly transforming a single piece of bamboo into a billion-dollar industry.
In September 2026, reporters from Science and Technology Daily, Liu Xia and Xue Yujian, visited Tianchi Village in Qingshen County. There, nearly 300,000 people gather every year to follow the light, creating a luminous strip. The exclamation “Stars have fallen into the bamboo forest” by children has become the most vivid description of this place.
With only 1% of the province’s bamboo forest area, Qingshen has achieved nearly 10% of the national bamboo industry’s value. From the frames of red lanterns used during the founding ceremony to the official paper products for the Winter Olympics, Qingshen bamboo has played a significant role in national history over more than 70 years. More than 200 types of products, including bamboo fiber food boxes, bamboo packaging, and bamboo building materials, are sold worldwide. Two specialized bamboo industrial parks in the county employ more than 150 companies, creating nearly 10 billion yuan in value.
The people of Qingshen have preserved their intangible cultural heritage through bamboo weaving skills. Chen Yunhua, a national-level inheritor of this craft, recalled that he once had 137 apprentices, but 93 left before the skills were lost. Qingshen County began to support the craft over 30 years ago by introducing supportive policies…