Decode China | Green Future in Bamboo Forest

你知道竹子一天能长一米吗？

Did you know that bamboo can grow up to one meter in a single day?
在安吉，联合国前副秘书长埃里克·索尔海姆亲眼见证了这种“难以置信”的生长速度。In Anji, Erik Solheim, former under-secretary-general of the United Nations, witnessed this unbelievable speed of life.

他走进竹林，也走进了一场“竹子盛宴”——吃的菜是竹笋，餐具是竹子做的，连刷牙用的牙刷和牙膏也都来自竹子。在这里，人们用一根根竹子，做出了2000多种产品。

He walked into a bamboo forest and had a "bamboo feast"— where the dishes, the tableware, even the toothbrush and toothpaste were all made of bamboo. Here, people have turned bamboo into over 2,000 different products.
但这个故事不只是关于一根竹子。这背后，是一场关乎生态、消费与绿色发展的深刻对话。But this story is about more than just a single bamboo. Behind it is about ecology, consumption, and the green development.

一根塑料吸管需要很多年的时间才能完全分解，而竹吸管能实现可再生、可降解。竹子正以一种超乎想象的方式，悄然改变着我们的世界。这场名为“以竹代塑”的变革，如何推动产业转型？

A single plastic straw can take centuries to fully decompose, whereas a bamboo straw is both renewable and biodegradable. Bamboo is quietly reshaping our world in ways few imagined. How will this “replace plastic with bamboo” transition drive industrial transformation?
在安吉，索叔找到了答案的一部分。《解码中国第二季：索叔讲故事》第二集《竹林里的绿色未来》，带你探索竹子的力量。

In Anji, Solheim found part of the answer. Decode China 2: Erik Solheim's storytelling presents Episode 2, taking you to embark on a journey to discover the power of bamboo.

鸣谢：中央广播电视总台CGTN演讲节目《思想的力量》

Credit: CGTN Speech Program The Power of Ideas

部分视频素材由安吉县委宣传部提供

Some video footage was provided by the Publicity Department of the CPC Anji County Committee

记者：邵温韵赵亚鑫

Reporter: Shao Wenyun; Zhao Yaxin

编辑：肖艳艳

Editor: Xiao Yanyan

视觉统筹：赵亚鑫

Chief designer: Zhao Yaxin

实习生：鲁泽楷斯冠涛连一璇王梓恒吴旻朗李颜希

Intern: Lu Zekai; Si Guantao; Lian Yixuan; Wang Ziheng; Wu Minlang; Li Yanxi