Bamboo is a renewable and versatile product, but are the ways we preserve them sustainable? Find out more about going green and the processes of making bamboo products. Tune in to Nat Geo Presents: To Bamboo or Not To Bamboo on Saturday 1 April, 7:50pm BKK/JKT, 8:50pm HKT/SIN, on National Geographic. | National Geographic Asia

The history of Chinese people's knowledge and use of #bamboo can be traced back to the Neolithic Age over 6,000 years ago. Taojiang County in Hunan Province is known as the "Hometown of Bamboo in China." The bamboo forest covers an area of over 766 square kilometers, which is now worth over 10 billion yuan (1.45 billion U.S. dollars). Locals have lifted themselves out of poverty through their hard work making various bamboo products. In this #video, we will follow Greg, who will work with local