Liangping Shou Bamboo

Liangping Shou Bamboo

　　Liangping has been jointly awarded the title of "Hometown of Shou Bamboo in China" by the China Bamboo Industry Association and the International Center for Bamboo and Rattan.

　　 Since 2007, to fully leverage the advantages of bamboo resources and transform them into economic benefits, Liangping has cultivated the bamboo industry as a pillar of its county economy. Among these efforts, Shou Bamboo has been the primary species cultivated. Alongside large-scale concentrated planting, the county has vigorously implemented the transformation of low-efficiency forests to expand Shou Bamboo resources.

　　 Over the past few years, under the guidance of the International Center for Bamboo and Rattan, Nanjing Forestry University, and the Chongqing Academy of Forestry, Liangping has carried out three national-level and three municipal-level scientific research projects, including the "National Standardized Cultivation Demonstration Zone for Shou Bamboo" and the "Integrated Research and Demonstration of Ecological Cultivation Techniques for Shou Bamboo Forests in Liangping County." Extensive experimental research has been conducted on rapid propagation, standardized cultivation, processing and utilization, biomass, and carbon storage of Shou Bamboo. Among these, the "rhizome burial seedling technique" and "high-yield cultivation techniques" for Shou Bamboo are leading domestically. In December 2010, Liangping Shou Bamboo was granted a National Geographical Indication Trademark.

　　 The bamboo industry with Shou Bamboo as its highlight has developed rapidly in Liangping, making it the district or county in Chongqing with the largest bamboo resource area, highest yield, greatest output value, and richest variety. Currently, the county has 305,000 mu of Shou Bamboo, accounting for 60.8% of its total 502,000 mu of bamboo forests. This includes 252,000 mu of newly planted Shou Bamboo and 50,000 mu of transformed low-efficiency Shou Bamboo forests. The annual output value of the Shou Bamboo industry reaches 730 million yuan, with each of the 30,000 households earning an average annual income of over 6,000 yuan from the Shou Bamboo industry.