Ai Lao Xiang is of the Hani tribe, from the mountain village of Mengsong. Roasted, the tender shoots he gathers will make a tasty dish. The Hani have many uses for the different bamboos they grow and find in the forest around. Though flexible enough to be woven, bamboo has a higher tensile strength than steel. Succulent when young, in maturity it's tough and durable, ideal for making a table and strong enough for a pipe to last a lifetime.


哈尼族有一个聚居地叫哀牢，坐落于今西双版纳州勐海县的勐宋乡。他采集的嫩竹笋将会被烤成一道美味的菜肴。哈尼族不仅从树林中采集竹子 也种植各个品种竹子以供不同的用途。尽管竹子足够柔韧以至于可以用来穿戴，但竹子却拥有比钢还要好的抗张强度，嫩竹子富含水分，成材的竹子制成的桌子坚固耐用，用竹子做成的水烟筒甚至可以用上一辈子。