This picture taken on April 12, 2017 shows men carrying bamboo through a forest near Dashan village near the city of Lin'an, Zhejiang Province. Lin'an is in a area of eastern Zhejiang province whose rich bamboo forests are estimated to supply up to two-thirds of China's bamboo shoots, plus a range of other products derived from the fast-growing plant that are produced both for domestic and overseas markets. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on April 12, 2017 shows a man cutting bamboo in a forest near Dashan village near the city of Lin'an, Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on April 12, 2017 shows a pair of scissors and dried bamboo shoots in a drying factory in Taihuyuan near the city of Lin'an, Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on April 12, 2017 shows a man carrying a bag of bamboo shoots at a market in Taihuyuan village near the city of Lin'an, Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on April 12, 2017 shows a man (C) weighing two bags of bamboo shoots at a market in Taihuyuan village near the city of Lin'an, Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on April 12, 2017 shows a woman cleaning bamboo shoots at a market in Taihuyuan village near the city of Lin'an, Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on April 12, 2017 shows an aerial view of three men sorting bamboo next to a street in a forest near Dashan village near the city of Lin'an, Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on April 12, 2017 shows Xu Weifu holding bamboo shoots while he harvests in Taihuyuan near the city of Lin'an, Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on April 12, 2017 shows women cleaning bamboo shoots at a market in Taihuyuan near the city of Lin'an, Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on April 12, 2017 shows Xu Weifu attaching two bags of bamboo to his bicycle to transport it to the market in Taihuyuan near the city of Lin'an, Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on April 12, 2017 shows an aerial view of a street through a bamboo forest near Dashan village near the city of Lin'an, Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on April 12, 2017 shows Xu Weifu holding bamboo while he harvests in Taihuyuan near the city of Lin'an, Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)