In the concrete and steel jungle of Hong Kong, bamboo remains a widely used building material.
The organic material is shaped into rapidly constructed scaffolding that covers new developments or supports workers doing building renovations. Bamboo scaffolding even forms entire venues for pop-up Cantonese opera theatres and cultural events.
Hong Kong is one of the last bastions of bamboo scaffolding in the world. The city’s enduring reliance on it is the result of a unique blend of heritage and…
How bamboo scaffolding helped build Hong Kong and still holds up its spirit
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