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Vietnamese bamboo species conserved in Dong Thap province

More than 60 bamboo varieties of Vietnam have been planted in the Gao Giong eco-tourism site in Cao Lanh district, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, as part of the site’s bamboo conservation project.
Vietnamese bamboo species conserved in Dong Thap province ảnh 1A road flanked by bamboos in the Gao Giong eco-tourism site in Dong Thap province (Photo: baodongthap.com.vn)

Dong Thap (VNA) – More than 60 bamboo varietiesof Vietnam have been planted in the Gao Giong eco-tourism site in Cao Lanhdistrict, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, as part of the site’s bambooconservation project.

Huynh Thanh Hien, deputy head of the Gao Giongcajuput forest management board, said the bamboos, including tre gai (Bambusabambos (L.) Voss), tam vong (Thyrsostachys Siamensis), and soc vang(Bambusa vulgaris Schrader ex Wendl), have been planted since 2014.

Tre gai is the most popular type of bamboo heresince it provides habitat for birds and can also be used as a material to buildhouses and make fishing tools.

Hien said the bamboo varieties are collectedfrom all corners of the country, and most of them have adapted to local soilconditions well, creating a new attraction for tourists in Gao Giong.

The collection is also meant to protectVietnamese bamboo species and serve foreign scientists who come to study localbamboos, he noted, adding that the forest management board is also collectingbamboo species from other Southeast Asian and European countries.

In 2018, the board plans to plant bamboos toform a map of Vietnam covering 15 hectares in the Gao Giong eco-tourism area.

It will also continue the bamboo conservationproject with many activities like creating a bamboo maze, a bamboo museum, abamboo nursery, and a bamboo handicraft workshop, Hien said.-VNA
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