Many materials used in construction were sourced locally, including the bamboo poles, which are also used for decorative purposes inside the house.

Inhabitat tours SOUL POLES factory in Park City, UT, where former ski racer, Bryon Friedman hand makes bamboo ski poles.

The Chinese love bamboo, and bamboo culture has been rooted in their minds for a long time. To the Chinese people, bamboo is a symbol of virtue. It reflects people’s souls and emotions.

The road is lined with towering, decorative bamboo poles, known as penjor. They curve in a graceful arch, beautified with intricate coconut leaves, performing a slow dance under the blanket of ...

A motorcyclist in south-west China is lucky to be alive after being impaled by at least 10 bamboo poles after rear-ending a villager's pedicab. The biker sustained serious injuries to his face ...