Lecture 3 Bamboo Culture: Go Green and Live Rich
l Pre-reading activities
Task 1
Please watch the attached video and appreciate the character of Bamboo in Chinese culture.
lI While-reading activities
Task 2
Read the passage and try to answer the following questions.
(1) How do you understand “rather live without meat than without bamboo?”
(2) Can you list some of the uses of Bamboo?
lII After-reading activities
Task 3
Share one of Su Dongpo’s poems revealing his ardent love of bamboo, and retell the poem with your own words.
Task 4
If you are a volunteer of China International Bamboo Industry Fair, how will you introduce bamboo-weaving to visitors? Please role-play the situation with your partners.
Task 5
Suppose you are going to have a speech at China Bamboo Industry Summit, please analyze the cultural, economic, and ecological values of Meishan bamboo. You can work in groups and upload a report with references attached.

