(The Two-storied Bamboo Stilt Houses)
Bamboo has been used in architectural art since long ago. During the Han Dynasty skilful craftsmen built a magnificent palace for Emperor Hanwudi with bamboo. In southern China where bamboo is abundant bamboo stilt houses are common residences for the common people Nowadays, some minorities in the Southwest China, like the Dai people in Yunnan, still live in the two-storied bamboo stilt houses—the upper floor of the house contains bedrooms, kitchens and balconies, and the ground floor is used to house poultry and domestic animals. It makes a lovely picture, the bamboo houses set off by green plantain trees.
