The plant that best represents the spirit of Chinese scholars is bamboo,zhu.

有種植物最能代表中國文人的精神追求，這就是竹。

Chinese value the character of zhu.

中國人看中竹的品質(zhì)。

We can see its wild and intractable style from its erect shape and integrity from its straight joints.

從它挺直的身形，看出桀驁不馴的風(fēng)骨。

We can see tenacity in its unbendable branches.

它不斷向上生長的竹節(jié)，看出氣節(jié)；它不易彎曲的特征，看出堅(jiān)韌。

Chinese scholars treat zhu as their spiritual support,saying that they could live without eating meat but no without zhu growing around their houses.

中國文人把竹當(dāng)做精神寄托，寧可食無肉，不可居無竹。

Zhu is everywhere in Chinese daily life.

竹子在中國人的生活中無處不在。

You feel peaceful and at ease with zhu around.

身處竹林你可以感受到它的飄逸自然、素雅、寧靜。