Zolima Culture Guide Vol.3 - The Bamboo Metropolis

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Welcome to the city made by bamboo. 
Bamboo is everywhere in Hong Kong: wrapped around skyscrapers, rising into extraordinary theatres, hidden in lion heads and lanterns, steaming dim sum and shaping rituals, festivals and everyday life. One of the city’s most familiar materials is also one of its least understood.
After decades of being taken for granted, bamboo is having a moment. Artists, architects and designers are rediscovering its beauty, flexibility and sustainability. But this surge of interest comes at a precarious time. Scaffolding is under pressure, crafts are losing apprentices and regulations raise urgent questions about bamboo’s future.
The Bamboo Metropolis explores a city built, fed and celebrated through bamboo, from high-rise “spidermen” to ritual opera, dragon dances, handmade steamers and experimental architecture. Rooted, resilient and adaptable, bamboo has helped Hong Kong become itself. The question now is: where does bamboo go from here?

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ISBN : 9789887049777
BY (AUTHOR) Zolima CityMag
PUBLISHER : Zolima CityMag PUBLICATION DATE : 
LANGUAGE : English AGE : General
PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback