A plain bamboo stem goes through a mesmerizing transformation, shaped with precision into a stunning masterpiece. Every cut and detail brings out its unique character, turning an ordinary material ...

Trudging through ankle-deep snow, three young men chopped down scores of bamboo stems -- some reaching 20 feet high -- and began piling them up. After harvesting, the bamboo must pass quality ...

Trudging through ankle-deep snow, three young men chopped down scores of bamboo stems -- some reaching 20 feet high -- and began piling them up. After harvesting, the bamboo must pass quality control, ...

On a snow-blanketed field in Virginia, a handful of workers were silent but for the groan of a chainsaw chopping through bamboo -- a delicacy for their furry clients down the road in the US capital of ...