On the gentleman image of bamboo

Bamboo has strong roots, so it can resist wind and rain and symbolizes morality. Bamboo grows straight, symbolizing the quality of integrity, so that it can stand upright. The bamboo joints are very obvious, symbolizing chastity and determination to be chaste. Bamboo is hollow, symbolizing the realm of Tao living with an open mind. Bamboo is elegant, slender, soft and evergreen, symbolizing eternal youth. Bamboo is natural and unrestrained, tall and straight, beautiful and elegant, and graceful; Bamboo is hollow, modest and restrained, symbolizing modesty; Bamboo bends constantly, symbolizing integrity and pride; Bamboo is born with knots, and the knots will be exposed, symbolizing high morals and bright knots.