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Scaffolding is a temporary structure used by workers to construct, repair and maintain buildings. In Hong Kong, it is traditionally made of bamboo not metal.

We identified scaffolding as the flagship product for Sunshine." Of course, North America has taken time to accept Chinese-made products, and not just in safety-sensitive products like scaffolding. It ...

Bamboo is readily available across the border in southern Chinese provinces. A pole costs around HK$15 (US$2) compared with HK$280 (US$35) for one made of metal.

Ecology and Society, Vol. 19, No. 4 (Dec 2014) (10 pages) ABSTRACT. Bamboo has deep cultural and economic roots in China, the country with the largest bamboo resources in the world. Over the last ...

Balanced on swaying poles, scaffolders in Hong Kong cling to Tinkertoy-like constructions of bamboo sticks. This is how the city’s tallest skyscrapers are built.

Chinese firms account for 90% of the international export market for laminated bamboo flooring, the appeal of which has grown as Western consumers go green. In 2016 factories churned out 116m ...