Moso bamboo a rising cash cow for Chinese farmers

A farmer lays out pieces of Moso bamboo to dry in the sun at a local manufacturing base in Liangfu Village of Yichun City in southeast China's Jiangxi Province on Nov. 24, 2021. Farmers are cashing in on the growing popularity of ornamental and other products made from highly durable Moso bamboo, also known as tortoise-shell bamboo. [Photo: CNSPHOTO]

A bird's-eye view of semi-finished Moso bamboo products that are being sun-dried at a local manufacturing base in Liangfu Village of Yichun City in southeast China's Jiangxi Province on Nov. 24, 2021. As the most planted species of bamboo in the region, it has emerged as an important contributor to the local economy.[Photo: CNSPHOTO]

A farmer lays out pieces of Moso bamboo to dry in the sun at a local manufacturing base in Liangfu Village of Yichun City in southeast China's Jiangxi Province on Nov. 24, 2021. [Photo: CNSPHOTO]

A bird's-eye view of semi-finished Moso bamboo products that are being sun-dried at a local manufacturing base in Liangfu Village of Yichun City in southeast China's Jiangxi Province on Nov. 24, 2021. [Photo: CNSPHOTO]