绿竹神气

Pre-Qin Period（From remote antiquity to 222 BC ）

Anonymous

Song of the Catapult

Lady Xu Mu

Bamboo Pole

Anonymous

Sheaths of Bamboo Shoots

Anonymous

Plucking G reens

From Han, Wei, to Southern and Northern Dynasties（206 BC-AD 589）

Liu Che

Blocking the Breached Bank

Guan Yu

On Painting Bamboo

Ruan Ji

Reflection on Plants

Yu Xi

Bamboo by the River

Liu Xiaoxian

Ode to the Bamboo

From Sui, Tang to Five Dynasties（581-960）

Li Shimin

On the Bamboo by the Pond

Zhang jiuling

Song of the Bamboo

Lu Xiang

Groves of Young Bamboo

Wei Zhuang

Newly Planted Bamboo

Wang Wei

Villa in a Bamboo Forest

Li Bai

The Song of the Mountain Francolin

Du Fu

Managing the House

On Spring Bamboo Shoots

Cen Shen

Song for Master Fan's Bamboo Grove （with a preface）

Wei Yingwu

New Bamboo Shoot

Buddhist Monastery of Master Xing Kuan

Lu Lun

Inscription on the Wall of Deputy Director Miao's

Pavilion in the Bamboo Forest

Song Danasty（960-1279）

Jin-Yuan Period（1115 ——1368）

Ming Dynasty（1368-1644）

Qing Dynasty（1644-1911）

China，the home of the bamboo plant in all its many varieties，boastsabundant bamboo resources.Over the long course of Chinese history，thebamboo has been incorporated as an essential part of Chinese culture，andpoetry singing the praises of bamboo is an enchanting flower in the coun-try's blooming cultural garden.
　　On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan （INBAR），this book's timely compilation and publica-tion will contribute to a more profound understanding of the fine traditional Chinese culture and the promotion of the "bamboo spirit."