China's Shangyou County develops bamboo industry for global sales

A customer visits a bamboo bar counter at a bamboo company in Shangyou County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 26, 2026. Shangyou County in east China's Jiangxi is a major bamboo-producing area. In recent years, its industrial chain has expanded into high-value-added fields such as bamboo building, bamboo fiber, and bamboo charcoal.

As of December 2025, the county's bamboo industry had a total output value of 883 million yuan (about 131.5 million U.S. dollars), with products exported to over 30 countries and regions. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)

A staff member tests the compressive strength of bamboo materials at a bamboo company in Shangyou County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 26, 2026. Shangyou County in east China's Jiangxi is a major bamboo-producing area. In recent years, its industrial chain has expanded into high-value-added fields such as bamboo building, bamboo fiber, and bamboo charcoal.

Customers experience a living room made of bamboo at a bamboo company in Shangyou County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 26, 2026. Shangyou County in east China's Jiangxi is a major bamboo-producing area. In recent years, its industrial chain has expanded into high-value-added fields such as bamboo building, bamboo fiber, and bamboo charcoal.

Workers count pure bamboo-based activated carbon material in the workshop of a new material technology company in Shangyou County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 26, 2026. Shangyou County in east China's Jiangxi is a major bamboo-producing area. In recent years, its industrial chain has expanded into high-value-added fields such as bamboo building, bamboo fiber, and bamboo charcoal.

A staff member tests the flame-retardant performance of bamboo products at a bamboo company in Shangyou County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 26, 2026. Shangyou County in east China's Jiangxi is a major bamboo-producing area. In recent years, its industrial chain has expanded into high-value-added fields such as bamboo building, bamboo fiber, and bamboo charcoal.

Workers assemble a bamboo porch for a hotel at a bamboo company in Shangyou County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 26, 2026. Shangyou County in east China's Jiangxi is a major bamboo-producing area. In recent years, its industrial chain has expanded into high-value-added fields such as bamboo building, bamboo fiber, and bamboo charcoal.

A customer shops for bamboo fiber insole products at a new material company in Shangyou County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 26, 2026. Shangyou County in east China's Jiangxi is a major bamboo-producing area. In recent years, its industrial chain has expanded into high-value-added fields such as bamboo building, bamboo fiber, and bamboo charcoal.

A staff member tests bamboo charcoal for metal particles at a new material technology company in Shangyou County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 26, 2026. Shangyou County in east China's Jiangxi is a major bamboo-producing area. In recent years, its industrial chain has expanded into high-value-added fields such as bamboo building, bamboo fiber, and bamboo charcoal.